Anomalous Reflection From Hyperbolic Media

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Main Authors: Deriy, Ilya, Lezhennikova, Kseniia, Glybovsky, Stanislav, Iorsh, Ivan, Yermakov, Oleh, Song, Mingzhao, Abdeddaim, Redha, Enoch, Stefan, Belov, Pavel, Bogdanov, Andrey
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author Deriy, Ilya
Lezhennikova, Kseniia
Glybovsky, Stanislav
Iorsh, Ivan
Yermakov, Oleh
Song, Mingzhao
Abdeddaim, Redha
Enoch, Stefan
Belov, Pavel
Bogdanov, Andrey
author_facet Deriy, Ilya
Lezhennikova, Kseniia
Glybovsky, Stanislav
Iorsh, Ivan
Yermakov, Oleh
Song, Mingzhao
Abdeddaim, Redha
Enoch, Stefan
Belov, Pavel
Bogdanov, Andrey
contents Despite the apparent simplicity, the problem of refraction of electromagnetic waves at the planar interface between two media has an incredibly rich spectrum of unusual phenomena. An example is the paradox that occurs when an electromagnetic wave is incident on the interface between a hyperbolic medium and an isotropic dielectric. At certain orientations of the optical axis of the hyperbolic medium relative to the interface, the reflected and transmitted waves are completely absent. In this paper, we formulate the aforementioned paradox and present its resolution by introduction of infinitesimal losses in a hyperbolic medium. We show that the reflected wave exists, but became extremely decaying as the loss parameter tends to zero. As a consequence, all the energy scattered into the reflected channel is absorbed at the interface. We support our reasoning with analytical calculations, numerical simulations, and an experiment with self-complementary metasurfaces in the microwave region. In addition to the great fundamental interest, this paradox resolution discovers a plethora of applications for the reflectors, refractors, absorbers, lenses, antennas, camouflage and holography applications.
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Deriy, Ilya
Lezhennikova, Kseniia
Glybovsky, Stanislav
Iorsh, Ivan
Yermakov, Oleh
Song, Mingzhao
Abdeddaim, Redha
Enoch, Stefan
Belov, Pavel
Bogdanov, Andrey
Optics
Classical Physics
Despite the apparent simplicity, the problem of refraction of electromagnetic waves at the planar interface between two media has an incredibly rich spectrum of unusual phenomena. An example is the paradox that occurs when an electromagnetic wave is incident on the interface between a hyperbolic medium and an isotropic dielectric. At certain orientations of the optical axis of the hyperbolic medium relative to the interface, the reflected and transmitted waves are completely absent. In this paper, we formulate the aforementioned paradox and present its resolution by introduction of infinitesimal losses in a hyperbolic medium. We show that the reflected wave exists, but became extremely decaying as the loss parameter tends to zero. As a consequence, all the energy scattered into the reflected channel is absorbed at the interface. We support our reasoning with analytical calculations, numerical simulations, and an experiment with self-complementary metasurfaces in the microwave region. In addition to the great fundamental interest, this paradox resolution discovers a plethora of applications for the reflectors, refractors, absorbers, lenses, antennas, camouflage and holography applications.
title Anomalous Reflection From Hyperbolic Media
topic Optics
Classical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.10495