Transformation optics in nonvacuum initial dielectric media

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 noncovariance. I show that a completely covariant approach enables arbitrary transformations from arbitrarily...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2010-11, Vol.82 (5), Article 053801
Main Author: Thompson, Robert T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
MATERIALS
OPTICS
TRANSFORMATIONS
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Summary: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 noncovariance. I show that a completely covariant approach enables arbitrary transformations from arbitrarily complex initial linear dielectrics.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.053801