Scattering and Chirping at Accelerated Interfaces
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| author | De Kinder, Klaas Bahrami, Amir Caloz, Christophe |
| author_facet | De Kinder, Klaas Bahrami, Amir Caloz, Christophe |
| contents | Space-time varying media with moving interfaces unlock new ways to manipulate electromagnetic waves. Yet, analytical solutions have been mostly limited to interfaces moving at constant velocity or constant proper acceleration. Here, we present exact scattering solutions for an arbitrarily accelerating interface, derived directly in the laboratory frame through a suitable change of variables. We show that acceleration introduces rich effects that do not occur with uniform motion, including transitions between multiple velocity regimes, multiple scattering events and generalized frequency chirping. We also solve the inverse problem of designing an interface trajectory that produces a desired chirping profile, demonstrating how tailored acceleration can synthesize complex frequency modulations. These results provide a fundamental framework to understand and control wave interactions with accelerated boundaries, opening pathways for advanced applications in space-time signal processing and dynamic pulse shaping. |
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| spellingShingle | Scattering and Chirping at Accelerated Interfaces De Kinder, Klaas Bahrami, Amir Caloz, Christophe Optics Space-time varying media with moving interfaces unlock new ways to manipulate electromagnetic waves. Yet, analytical solutions have been mostly limited to interfaces moving at constant velocity or constant proper acceleration. Here, we present exact scattering solutions for an arbitrarily accelerating interface, derived directly in the laboratory frame through a suitable change of variables. We show that acceleration introduces rich effects that do not occur with uniform motion, including transitions between multiple velocity regimes, multiple scattering events and generalized frequency chirping. We also solve the inverse problem of designing an interface trajectory that produces a desired chirping profile, demonstrating how tailored acceleration can synthesize complex frequency modulations. These results provide a fundamental framework to understand and control wave interactions with accelerated boundaries, opening pathways for advanced applications in space-time signal processing and dynamic pulse shaping. |
| title | Scattering and Chirping at Accelerated Interfaces |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19575 |