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We calculate the light transmission by a subwavelength plasmonic array using the boundary element method for parallel cylinders with different cross-sections: circular or elliptic with axes ratio 4:1. We demonstrate that the plasmonic…
This paper reports numerical studies of a compressible version of the Ising spin glass in two dimensions. Compressibility is introduced by adding a term that couples the spin-spin interactions and local lattice deformations to the standard…
We present a technique to optimize the reflectivity of a surface while preserving its overall shape. The naive optimization of the mesh vertices using the gradients of reflectivity simulations results in undesirable distortion. In contrast,…
Calculating the thermal diffusivity of solid materials is commonly carried out using the laser flash experiment. This classical experiment considers a small (usually thin disc-shaped) sample of the material with parallel front and rear…
We introduce a model to design reflectors that take into account the inverse square law for radiation. We prove existence of solutions, both in the near and far field cases, when the input and output energies are prescribed.
We entertain the use of light dependent resistors as a viable option as measuring sensors in optics laboratory experiments or classroom demonstrations. The main advantages of theses devices are essentially very low cost, easy handling and…
In this letter, we propose to exploit an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) to secure multiuser two-way communications. Specifically, two end users simultaneously transmit their signals, where the signal of one user is exploited as…
This study introduces an approximation for rendering one bounce glossy interreflection in real time. The solution is based on the most representative point (MRP) and extends to a sampling disk near the MRP. Our algorithm represents geometry…
We study photon creation in a cavity with two perfectly conducting moving mirrors. We derive the dynamic equations of the modes and study different situations concerning various movements of the walls, such as translational or breathing…
Infrared (IR) blocking filters are crucial for controlling the radiative loading on cryogenic systems and for optimizing the sensitivity of bolometric detectors in the far-IR. We present a new IR filter approach based on a combination of…
This report models the refractive index above a telescope site by an atmosphere with exponential decay of the refractive index (susceptibility) as a function of altitude. The air is represented as a spherical hull around the surface. We…
The Circumcentered Reflection Method (CRM) is a recently developed projection method for solving convex feasibility problems. It offers preferable convergence properties compared to classic methods such as the Douglas-Rachford and the…
The Poggendorff illusion in its classical form of parallel lines interrupting a transversal is viewed from the perspective of being related to the everyday experience of observing the light refraction in water. It is argued that, if one…
We present an elementary analysis of the effects on light reflected from a uniformly moving mirror by using the photon picture of light and the conservation laws for energy and momentum of the system photon-mirror. Such a dynamical approach…
In this paper a theory of reflective X-ray multilayer structures with a graded (slowly varying) period based on the coupled waves method and quasi-classical asymptotic expansions is reported. A number of exact solutions of the coupled wave…
This letter presents a detailed performance analysis of the intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided single-input single-output communication systems, taking into account of the direct link between the transmitter and receiver. A…
When a wave, such as sound or light, scatters within a densely packed particulate, it can be rescattered many times between the particles, which is called multiple scattering. Multiple scattering can be unavoidable when: trying to use sound…
The thermodynamics of the infinite-range Ising spin glass with p-spin interactions in the presence of an external magnetic field h is investigated analytically using the replica method. We give emphasis to the analysis of the transition…
We investigate multi-channel reflectors, such as a three-channel power splitter and a five-channel isolating mirror. These metasurface reflectors are able to control reflections from and into several directions while possessing a flat…
Mathematically representing the shape of an object is a key ingredient for solving inverse rendering problems. Explicit representations like meshes are efficient to render in a differentiable fashion but have difficulties handling topology…