Gyrotropy in vibrational transitions
Denisov Yu. V. , Kizel' V. A., Mnev V. V., Sukhenko E. P., Tishchenko V. G.
Gyrotropy (rotation of the plane of polarization) was observed in the region of vibrational transitions in cholesteric liquid crystals. It is proposed that the possibility of observing the phenomenon is connected with the ordered disposition of the molecules.