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Coupled surface plasmons arise in the surfaces of a dielectric layer between two metallic media when a dim wave propagating in the dielectric generates resonant free charge oscillations at the interfaces. Here, we consider surface plasmon…

Optics · Physics 2024-10-29 Yago Arosa , Alejandro Doval , Raúl de la Fuente

In this paper, we predict the existence of low-frequency nonlocal plasmon excitations at the vacuum-surface interface of a superlattice of $N$ graphene layers interacting with a thick conducting substrate. This is different from graphite…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-11 Godfrey Gumbs , Andrii Iurov , Jhao-Ying Wu , M. F. Lin , Paula Fekete

In this paper, we study an inverse problem of determining the cross section of an infinitely long cylindrical-like material structure from the transverse electromagnetic scattering measurement. We establish a sharp logarithmic stability…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-02-24 Hongyu Liu , Chun-Hsiang Tsou

Electromagnetic wave manipulation plays a crucial role in advancing technology across various domains, including photonic device design. This study presents an inverse design approach for a periodic medium that optimizes electromagnetic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-06 Ziling Chen , Fadil Santosa

We prove sharp spectral transition in the arithmetics of phase between localization and singular continuous spectrum for Diophantine almost Mathieu operators. We also determine exact exponential asymptotics of eigenfunctions and of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-02-05 Svetlana Jitomirskaya , Wencai Liu

We characterize surface-plasmon polaritons at lossy planar interfaces between one dispersive and one nondispersive linear isotropic homogeneous media, i.e., materials or metamaterials. Specifically we solve Maxwell's equations to obtain…

We show how a complex Snell's law can be used to describe the refraction of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) at an interface between two metals, validating its predictions with 3-D electrodynamics simulations. Refraction gives rise to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-10 Jonathan J. Foley , Jeffrey M. McMahon , George C. Schatz , Stephen K. Gray

In this work, we revisit the topic of surface waves on nonreciprocal plasmonic structures, and clarify whether strictly unidirectional surface plasmon-polaritons are allowed to exist in this material platform. By investigating different…

Optics · Physics 2019-04-30 S. Ali Hassani Gangaraj , Francesco Monticone

Particle-based shape modeling (PSM) is a family of approaches that automatically quantifies shape variability across anatomical cohorts by positioning particles (pseudo landmarks) on shape surfaces in a consistent configuration. Recent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Hong Xu , Shireen Y. Elhabian

Spoof surface plasmon-polariton is a type of surface wave propagating at the artificially engineered structures in microwave and terahertz ranges. These surface waves are highly important in planar photonic and on-chip devices, integrated…

This work presents new experimental results on low-temperature (LT) characterization of local rf properties of passive superconducting (SC) microwave devices using a novel Laser Scanning Microscope (LSM). In this technique, a modulated…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-11-18 A. P. Zhuravel , A. V. Ustinov , D. Abraimov , Steven M. Anlage

We present a multiscale approach for identifying features in ocean beds by solving inverse problems in high frequency seafloor acoustics. The setting is based on Sound Navigation And Ranging (SONAR) imaging used in scientific, commercial,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-05 Bjorn Engquist , Christina Frederick , Quyen Huynh , Haomin Zhou

It is often overlooked that local quantum physics has a built in quantum localization structure which may under certain circumstances disagree with (differential, algebraic) geometric ideas. String theory originated from such a spectacular…

General Physics · Physics 2010-07-27 Bert Schroer

We consider the reflection-transmission problem in a waveguide with obstacle. At certain frequencies, for some incident waves, intensity is perfectly transmitted and the reflected field decays exponentially at infinity. In this work, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-01-29 Anne-Sophie Bonnet-Ben Dhia , Lucas Chesnel , Vincent Pagneux

We propose the generalization of the Fourier modal method aimed at calculating localized eigenmodes of integrated optical resonators. The method is based on constructing the analytic continuation of the structure's scattering matrix and…

Optics · Physics 2017-11-06 Dmitry A. Bykov , Leonid L. Doskolovich

The control of wave scattering in complex non-Hermitian settings is an exciting subject -- often challenging the creativity of researchers and stimulating the imagination of the public. Successful outcomes include invisibility cloaks,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-28 Jared Erb , Nadav Shaibe , Robert Calvo , Daniel Lathrop , Thomas Antonsen , Tsampikos Kottos , Steven M. Anlage

This paper studies guided transverse scalar modes propagating through helically coiled waveguides. Modeling the modes as solutions of the Helmholtz equation within the three-dimensional (3D) waveguide geometry, a propagation ansatz…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-19 Jay Gopalakrishnan , Michael Neunteufel

Localized cavity resonances due to nanostructures at material surfaces can greatly enhance radiative heat transfer (RHT) between two closely placed bodies owing to stretching of cavity states in momentum space beyond light line. Based on…

Optics · Physics 2017-06-14 Jin Dai , Fei Ding , Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi , Min Yan

The propagation of millimeter wave (MMW) and sub-terahertz (THz) signals through plasma sheaths is a critical concern for maintaining communication with hypersonic vehicles, yet the impact of complex plasma structures on these…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-07-29 Wenbo Liu , Peian Li , Da Li , Daniel M. Mittleman , Jianjun Ma

The boundary integral equation method ascertains explicit relations between localized surface phonon and plasmon polariton resonances and the eigenvalues of its associated electrostatic operator. We show that group-theoretical analysis of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-16 R. C. Voicu , T. Sandu