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We study unidirectional transverse scattering in a two-dimensional acoustic dimer composed of two isotropic subwavelength scatterers. Using a coupled multipole model, we show that inter-particle coupling enables effective monopole-dipole…

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Dispersion lies at the heart of real-time signal processing systems across the entire electromagnetic spectrum from radio to optics. However, the performance and applicability of such systems have been severely plagued by distortions due to…

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A new type of integrated polarizer based on bent coupled optical waveguides is proposed. The simplicity of the device geometry permits its realization using only basic standard fabrication steps. A deep etched waveguide silicon nitride…

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Non-uniform metasurfaces (electrically thin composite layers) can be used for shaping refracted and reflected electromagnetic waves. However, known design approaches based on the generalized refraction and reflection laws do not allow…

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Metasurface based super absorbers exhibit near unity absorbance. While the absorption peak can be tuned by the geometry/size of the sub-wavelength resonator, broadband absorption can be obtained by placing multiple resonators of various…

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The numerical analysis of elastic wave propagation in unbounded media may be difficult to handle due to spurious waves reflected at the model artificial boundaries. Several sophisticated techniques such as nonreflecting boundary conditions,…

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We describe linear and nonlinear modes in a ring-shaped waveguide with localized gain and dissipation modeled by two Dirac $\delta$ functions located symmetrically. The strengths of the gain and dissipation are equal, i.e., the system obeys…

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We show that an arbitrary body or aggregate can be made perfectly absorbing at discrete frequencies if a precise amount of dissipation is added under specific conditions of coherent monochromatic illumination. This effect arises from the…

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We propose the design of an impedance matching acoustic bend in this article. The bending structure is composed of sub-wavelength unit cells with perforated plates and side pipes, whose mass density and bulk modulus can be tuned…

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In this article we propose a new design methodology allowing us to control both ampli- tude and phase of electromagnetic waves from a cylindrical incident wave. This results in isotropic materials and does not resort to transformation…

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Coherent control of wave transmission and reflection is crucial for applications in communication, imaging, and sensing. However, many practical scenarios involve partially coherent waves rather than fully coherent ones. We present a…

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Transmission of the scalar field through the random medium, represented by the system of randomly distributed dielectric cylinders is calculated numerically. System is mapped to the problem of electronic transport in disordered…

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