Helicity and duality symmetry in light matter interactions: Theory and applications
Optics
2015-12-17 v3
Abstract
In my thesis, I first develop the theoretical basis and tools for the use of helicity and duality in the study, understanding and engineering of interactions between electromagnetic radiation and material systems. Then, within the general framework of symmetries and conservation laws, I apply the theoretical results to several different problems: Optical activity, zero backscattering, metamaterials for transformation optics and nanophotonics phenomena involving the electromagnetic angular momentum. The tool has provided new insights and design guidelines in all these cases.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1407.4432,
title = {Helicity and duality symmetry in light matter interactions: Theory and applications},
author = {Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.4432},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
PhD Thesis, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University. Fixed a very slow figure from the previous version