Equivalence of reflection paths of light and Feynman paths in stacked metasurfaces
Optics
2022-02-17 v4 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We show the existence of virtual polarization states during the interaction of modes in metasurface stacks. In support of our findings we experimentally realize a metasurface stack, consisting of an isotropic layer of nano-patches and an anisotropic layer of nano-wires. Utilizing an analogy to the interaction of electrons at junctions in mesoscopic electron transport via Feynman paths, we present a semi-analytical description of the modal interaction inside this stack. We then derive a series of all possible reflection paths light can take inside the metasurface stack.
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@article{arxiv.1909.11541,
title = {Equivalence of reflection paths of light and Feynman paths in stacked metasurfaces},
author = {Jan Sperrhake and Matthias Falkner and Stefan Fasold and Thomas Kaiser and Thomas Pertsch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.11541},
year = {2022}
}
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7 pages, 5 figures