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Transformation optics offers an unconventional approach to the control of electromagnetic fields. A transformation optical structure is designed by first applying a form-invariant coordinate transform to Maxwell's equations, in which part…

Negative index of refraction has become an accepted part of transformation optics, which is encountered in transformations that change the orientation of the manifold. Based on this concept, various designs of perfect lenses have been…

Optics · Physics 2009-12-15 L. Bergamin

Non-Euclidean geometry combined with transformation optics has recently led to the proposal of an invisibility cloak that avoids optical singularities and therefore can work, in principle, in a broad band of the spectrum [U. Leonhardt and…

Optics · Physics 2014-06-16 Tomas Tyc , Huanyang Chen , Che Ting Chan , Ulf Leonhardt

We study the time harmonic Maxwell equations in a meta-material consisting of perfect conductors and void space. The meta-material is assumed to be periodic with period $\eta > 0$; we study the behaviour of solutions $(E^{\eta}, H^{\eta})$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-03-17 Ben Schweizer , Maik Urban

High Refractive Index (HRI) dielectric particles smaller than the wavelength, isolated or forming a designed ensemble are ideal candidates as new multifunctional elements for building optical devices. Their directionality effects are…

The present study deals with total internal reflection of a plane electromagnetic wave at an infinite plane boundary between a transparent medium and an amplifying or attenuating lower-index medium. Solutions of Maxwell's equations are…

Optics · Physics 2023-06-13 Takeyuki Kobayashi

Cylinder-shaped perfect lens deduced from the coordinate transformation method is proposed. The previously reported perfect slab lens is noticed to be a limiting form of the cylindrical lens when the inner radius approaches infinity with…

Optics · Physics 2008-09-30 Min Yan , Wei Yan , Min Qiu

Maxwell fisheye lens was proposed to reach super-resolution with the addition of wave drain, and the interaction of multiple drains is theoretically predicted to improve subwavelength resolution further. In this paper we discuss the role…

Optics · Physics 2023-05-17 Q. Shen , C. Gu , M. Li , X. Zhang , H. Xiong , Y. Liu , L. Jin , M. Wen , Z. Wei

The reflection of an optical wave from a metal, arising from strong interactions between the optical electric field and the free carriers of the metal, is accompanied by a phase reversal of the reflected electric field. A far less common…

The Maxwell equations for the spherical components of the electromagnetic fields outside sources do not separate into equations for each component alone. We show, however, that general solutions can be obtained by separation of variables in…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. A. Matute

Conics in the Euclidean space have been known for their geometrical beauty and also for their power to model several phenomena in real life. It usually happens that when thinking about the conics in a semi-Riemannian manifold, the equations…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-12-17 F. Aceff-Sanchez , L. Del Riego Senior

A bilayer lens is proposed based on transformation optics. It is shown that Pendry's perfect lens, perfect bilayer lens made of indefinite media, and the concept of compensated media are well unified under the scope of the proposed bilayer…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-13 Wei Yan , Min Yan , Min Qiu

With the emergence of super-resolution lenses such as superlens and hyperlens, coupled with advancements in metamaterials, the diffraction limit of approximately half wavelength is no longer unbreakable. However, superlenses are easily…

Optics · Physics 2024-10-24 Tao Hou , Wen Xiao , Huanyang Chen

Einstein's equations of General Relativity form a highly nonlinear system, so most exact solutions rely on symmetry assumptions. Spherically symmetric spacetimes have been particularly important, providing a tractable yet physically rich…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-08 Salvador Mengual

We shall give conditions on the illuminations $\varphi_{i}$ such that the solutions to Maxwell's equations \[ \left\{ \begin{array}{l} {\rm curl} E^{i}=i\omega\mu H^{i}\qquad\text{in }\Omega,\\ {\rm curl}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-02-17 Giovanni S. Alberti

We study an inverse scattering problem for Maxwell's equations in terminating waveguides, where localized reflectors are to be imaged using a remote array of sensors. The array probes the waveguide with waves and measures the scattered…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-10-27 Liliana Borcea , Dinh-Liem Nguyen

Perfectly Matched Layers (PML) has become a very common method for the numerical approximation of wave and wave-like equations on unbounded domains. This technique allows one to obtain accurate solutions while working on a finite…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Kurt Bryan , Michael S. Vogelius

We examine the compatibility of the mirror matter concept with the non-orientable wormholes. If any particle (or classical object) is traversing through the non-orientable wormhole, it turns into a corresponding mirror particle and vice…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-08-04 V. I. Dokuchaev , Yu. N. Eroshenko

Key words : The Maxwell equations, band structure calculations, Kohn-Korringa-Rostocker method, and multiple-scattering theory for photons. For those who are interested in how to prepare perfect mirror from a purely transparent material.…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-02-03 Alexander MOROZ

We present a formalism for light optics starting with the Maxwell equations and casting them into an exact matrix form taking into account the spatial and temporal variations of the permittivity and permeability. This $8 \times 8$ matrix…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sameen Ahmed Khan