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0.9 materials (i.e., chiral metamaterials) can be accordingly
P = 0.5
OA
0.8 P = 0.6 designed in order to exhibit an enhanced optical activity
OA
P = 0.7 i.e., the Giant Optical Activity (GOA) effect.
0.7 OA
P = 0.8 In the context of communications, the use of natural chiral
0.6 OA molecules, as well as chiral metamaterials, is envisioned
P = 0.9
OA
0.5 as a potential enabler for novel communication tech‑
I( X; Y) 0.4 have been analyzed as viable candidates for chiral com‑
niques. Speci ically, in an MC paradigm, chiral molecules
0.3 munications, where information is encoded into chiral
molecules. The features of rotation of the polarization
0.2
plane and the chirality transfer have been exploited in
0.1 order to derive a communication model based on chi‑
ral molecules. Information is represented by the optical
0
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 activity, which can propagate inside a chiral medium by
P means of chirality transfer.
NE
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