• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.366-374
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• 2009

An analytic solution is obtained for the problem of monochromatic light scattering by optically active, concentric double cylinders. The validity of the obtained solution is indirectly checked by comparing it with solutions already reported for some special cases. The solution can be used in the optical analysis of rod-shaped biological cells which possibly have optically active nuclei containing helically wound chromosomes.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.375-380
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• 2009

The scattering of a normally incident monochromatic light by optically active concentric double cylinders is studied by using a numerical method. A numerical code is developed on the basis of the analytical solutions, and the angular distributions of the intensity and the polarization of the scattered light are computed for some specific cases. The numerical code can be used to non-invasively determine the size, structure, and composition of a double cylinder with high accuracy by measuring the angular distribution of the scattered light by an experiment.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.397-398
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• 2006