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Generalized transformation optics of linear materials

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Thompson, RT; Cummer, SA; Frauendiener, J
Published in: Journal of Optics
January 1, 2011

We continue the development of a manifestly four-dimensional, completely covariant, approach to transformation optics in linear dielectric materials begun in a previous paper. This approach, which generalizes the Plebanski based approach, is systematically applicable for all transformations and all general linear materials. Importantly, it enables useful applications such as arbitrary relative motion, transformations from arbitrary non-vacuum initial dielectric media, and arbitrary space-times. This approach is demonstrated for a resulting material that moves with uniform linear velocity, and in particular for a moving cloak. The inverse problem of this covariant approach is shown to generalize Gordon's 'optical metric'. © 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Journal of Optics

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2040-8986

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2040-8978

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

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13

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5

Related Subject Headings

  • Optics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4008 Electrical engineering
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0205 Optical Physics
 

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Thompson, R. T., Cummer, S. A., & Frauendiener, J. (2011). Generalized transformation optics of linear materials. Journal of Optics, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/13/5/055105
Thompson, R. T., S. A. Cummer, and J. Frauendiener. “Generalized transformation optics of linear materials.” Journal of Optics 13, no. 5 (January 1, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/13/5/055105.
Thompson RT, Cummer SA, Frauendiener J. Generalized transformation optics of linear materials. Journal of Optics. 2011 Jan 1;13(5).
Thompson, R. T., et al. “Generalized transformation optics of linear materials.” Journal of Optics, vol. 13, no. 5, Jan. 2011. Scopus, doi:10.1088/2040-8978/13/5/055105.
Thompson RT, Cummer SA, Frauendiener J. Generalized transformation optics of linear materials. Journal of Optics. 2011 Jan 1;13(5).
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Optics

DOI

EISSN

2040-8986

ISSN

2040-8978

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Volume

13

Issue

5

Related Subject Headings

  • Optics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4008 Electrical engineering
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0205 Optical Physics