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  • * Theoretical and computational condensed matter physics.
  • * Chiroptical spectroscopy and metamaterials science.

Background:

  • * Understanding the chiral optical response of molecular and material systems is crucial for applications in sensing, imaging, and advanced optics.
  • * The N-oscillator Born-Kuhn model (NOBK) provides a fundamental framework for studying coupled oscillator systems and their optical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To develop a comprehensive theory for the chiral optical response of two distinct NOBK configurations: helically stacked and corner stacked.
  • * To investigate the influence of the number of oscillators (N), coupling strength, and damping on optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) and circular dichroism (CD).

Main Methods:

  • * Theoretical development of a comprehensive model for the NOBK with N oscillators.
  • * Analysis of the chiral optical response (ORD and CD) for helical and corner-stacked configurations.
  • * Systematic study of the effects of varying N, oscillator coupling, and damping parameters.

Main Results:

  • * Helical NOBK models exhibit chirality for all N, while corner-stacked models show chirality only for even N.
  • * Magnitudes of ORD and CD generally increase with N, with spectral shapes invariant under weak coupling but altered by strong coupling.
  • * Damping effects: large damping broadens spectral features and reduces amplitude; small damping with strong coupling induces degeneracy and multiple spectral features.

Conclusions:

  • * The NOBK model offers insights into the tunable chiral optical responses of different structural configurations.
  • * Findings are applicable to the design of novel chiral metamaterials and enhance understanding of chiro-optical phenomena.
  • * The study highlights the critical role of N, coupling, and damping in dictating chiroptical properties.