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About: Transformation optics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2687 publications have been published within this topic receiving 102378 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between optics and general relativity is discussed, expressed more precisely between geometrical ideas normally applied in general relativity and the propagation of light, or electromagnetic waves in general, in materials.
Abstract: Metamaterials are beginning to transform optics and microwave technology thanks to their versatile properties that, in many cases, can be tailored according to practical needs and desires. Although metamaterials are surely not the answer to all engineering problems, they have inspired a series of significant technological developments and also some imaginative research, because they invite researchers and inventors to dream. Imagine there were no practical limits on the electromagnetic properties of materials. What is possible? And what is not? If there are no practical limits, what are the fundamental limits? Such questions inspire taking a fresh look at the foundations of optics and at connections between optics and other areas of physics. In this article we discuss such a connection, the relationship between optics and general relativity, or, expressed more precisely, between geometrical ideas normally applied in general relativity and the propagation of light, or electromagnetic waves in general, in materials. We also discuss how this connection is applied: in invisibility devices, perfect lenses, the optical Aharonov-Bohm effect of vortices and in analogues of the event horizon.

334 citations

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05 Oct 2009
TL;DR: In this paper, C.R. Simovski and S.A. Sihvola proposed a method for modeling and modeling of metamaterials, based on the method of moments for artificial materials.
Abstract: Part I: General Concepts Historical Notes on Metamaterials, C.R. Simovski and S.A. Tretyakov Material Parameters and Field Energy in Reciprocal Composite Media, C.R. Simovski and S.A. Tretyakov Symmetry Principles and Group-Theoretical Methods in Electromagnetics of Complex Media, V. Dmitriev Differential Forms and Electromagnetic Materials, I. V. Lindell Part II: Modeling Principles of Metamaterials Fundamentals of Method of Moments for Artificial Materials, C. Craeye, X. Radu, F. Capolino, and A. G. Schuchinsky FDTD Method for Periodic Structures, J. Chen, F. Yang, and R. Qiang Polarizability of Simple-Shaped Particles, A. Sihvola Single Dipole Approximation for Modeling Collections of Nanoscatterers, S. Steshenko and F. Capolino Mixing Rules, A. Sihvola Nonlocal Homogenization Theory of Structured Materials, M. G. Silveirinha On the Extraction of LocalMaterial Parameters of Meta-Materials from Experimental or Simulated Data, C. R. Simovski Field Representations in Periodic Artificial Materials Excited by a Source, F. Capolino, D. R. Jackson, and D. R. Wilton Modal Properties of Layered Metamaterials, P. Baccarelli, P. Burghignoli, A. Galli, P. Lampariello, G. Lovat, S. Paulotto, and G. Valerio Part III: Artificial Magnetics and Dielectrics, Negative Index Media RF Metamaterials, M. C. K. Wiltshire Wire Media, I. S. Nefedov and A. J. Viitanen Split Ring Resonators and Related Topologies, R. Marques and F. Martin Designing One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Left-Handed Materials, M. Kafesaki, Th. Koschny, C. M. Soukoulis, and E. N. Economou Composite Metamaterials, Negative Refraction and Focusing, E. Ozbay and K. Aydin Metamaterials Based on Pairs of Tightly Coupled Scatterers, A. Vallecchi and F. Capolino Theory and Design of Metamorphic Materials, C. A. Kyriazidou,H. F. Contopanagos, and N. G. Alexopoulos Isotropic Double Negative Materials, I. Vendik, O. G. Vendik, and M. Odit Network Topology Derived Metamaterials: Scalar and Vectorial 3-D Configurations and Their Fabrication, P. Russer and M. Zedler Negative Refraction in IR and Visible Domains, A. Alu and N. Engheta Part IV: Artificial Chiral, Bianisotropic Media, and Quasicrystals A Review of Chiral and Bianisotropic Composite Materials Providing Backward Waves and Negative Refractive Indices, C.-W. Qiu, S. Zouhdi, and A. Sihvola Negative Refraction and Perfect Lenses Using Chiral and Bianisotropic Materials, S.A. Tretyakov Bianisotropic Materials and PEMC, A. Sihvola and I. V. Lindell Photonic Quasicrystals: Basics and Examples, A. Della Villa, V. Galdi, F. Capolino, S. Enoch, and G. Tayeb Part V: Transmission-Line-Based Metamaterials Fundamentals of Transmission-LineMetamaterials, A. K. Iyer and G. V. Eleftheriades Corrugated RectangularWaveguides: Composite Right/Left-Handed Metaguides, I. A. Eshrah, A. A. Kishk, A. B. Yakovlev, and A. W. Glisson Part VI: Artificial Surfaces Frequency Selective Surface and Electromagnetic Bandgap Theory Basics, J. C. Vardaxoglou, R. Lee, and A. Chauraya High-Impedance Surfaces, G. Goussetis, A. P. Feresidis, A. B. Yakovlev, and C. R. Simovski Part VII: Tunable and Nonlinear Metamaterials Tunable Surfaces: Modeling and Realizations, C. Panagamuwa and Y. Vardaxoglou Ferroelectrics as Constituents of Tunable Metamaterials, O. G. Vendik and S. P. Zubko Spin Waves in Multilayered and Patterned Magnetic Structures, N. Grigorieva, B. Kalinikos, M. Kostylev, and A. Stashkevich Nonlinear Metamaterials, M. Lapine and M. Gorkunov Magnetoinductive Waves I: Theory, O. Sydoruk, O. Zhuromskyy, A. Radkovskaya, E. Shamonina, and L. Solymar

330 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
03 Aug 2012-Science
TL;DR: The concept of transformation optics that manipulates electric and magnetic field lines, rather than rays, can provide an equally intuitive understanding of subwavelength phenomena; and at the same time can be an exact description at the level of Maxwell’s equations.
Abstract: Our intuitive understanding of light has its foundation in the ray approximation and is intimately connected with our vision. As far as our eyes are concerned, light behaves like a stream of particles. We look inside the wavelength and study the properties of plasmonic structures with dimensions of just a few nanometers, where at a tenth or even a hundredth of the wavelength of visible light the ray picture fails. We review the concept of transformation optics that manipulates electric and magnetic field lines, rather than rays; can provide an equally intuitive understanding of subwavelength phenomena; and at the same time can be an exact description at the level of Maxwell's equations.

320 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: This design provides an effective and feasible way to construct broad band absorber in stealth technology, as well as the enhanced transmittance devices.
Abstract: We propose a design of an extremely broad frequency band absorber based on destructive interference mechanism. Metamaterial of multilayered SRRs structure is used to realize a desirable refractive index dispersion spectrum, which can induce a successive anti-reflection in a wide frequency range. The corresponding high absorptance originates from the destructive interference of two reflection waves from the two surfaces of the metamaterial. A strongly absorptive bandwidth of almost 60GHz is demonstrated in the range of 0 to 70GHz numerically. This design provides an effective and feasible way to construct broad band absorber in stealth technology, as well as the enhanced transmittance devices.

315 citations

Book ChapterDOI
TL;DR: In this article, the geometry of light and the concepts of transformation optics are described and connections between geometry and electromagnetism in media that is as consistent and elementary as possible.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter describes the geometry of light and the concepts of transformation optics. Transformation optics is beginning to transform optics. The chapter introduces connections between geometry and electromagnetism in media that is as consistent and elementary as possible. This chapter analyzes four examples of transformation media—cloaking devices, perfect lenses, vortices, and horizons; these four cases illustrate characteristic non-trivial topologies, each one with different physics, and they have been experimentally verified. This chapter focuses on the main ideas and some connections between optics, in particular, transformation optics, and other areas of physics and mathematics. It also addresses the classical optics of transformation media.

313 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202324
202269
202147
202070
2019100
201890