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Transformation Optics in Nonvacuum Initial Dielectric Media

Optics 2010-11-04 v1

Abstract

Previous formulations of transformation optics have generally been restricted to transformations from relatively simple initial media, such as the vacuum, because of limitations due to their non-covariance. I show that a completely covariant approach enables arbitrary transformations from arbitrarily complex initial linear dielectrics.

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@article{arxiv.1011.0753,
  title  = {Transformation Optics in Nonvacuum Initial Dielectric Media},
  author = {Robert T. Thompson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.0753},
  year   = {2010}
}

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6 pages

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