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Transmission enhancement in loss-gain multilayers by resonant suppression of reflection
Using the transfer-matrix approach and solving time-domain differential
equations, we analyze the loss compensation mechanism in multilayer systems
composed of an absorbing transparent conductive oxide and dielectric doped with
an active material. We reveal also another regime with the possibility of
enhanced transmission with suppressed reflection originating from the resonant
properties of the multilayers. For obliquely incident and evanescent waves,
such enhanced transmission under suppressed reflection turns into the
reflectionless regime, which is similar to that observed in the PT-symmetric
structures, but does not require PT symmetry. We infer that the reflectionless
transmission is due to the full loss compensation at the resonant wavelengths
of the multilayers.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figure
A New Approach of the Metatheory of Correct Programming. Rationale
This is first of a series of four papers, which are forming a foundation of a mathematical theory and metamathematics of correct computer programming. This papers contains the rationale of the choosing concepts in following three papers
Local field effect as a function of pulse duration
In this note we give semiclassical consideration of the role of pulse
duration in observation of local field effects in the regime of optical
switching. We show that the main parameter governing local field influence is
the ratio of peak Rabi frequency corresponding to medium inversion and Lorentz
frequency of the medium. To obtain significant local field effect, this
parameter should be near unity that is valid only for long enough pulses. We
also discuss the role of relaxation and pulse shape in this processes.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Inverse problem in transformation optics
The straightforward method of transformation optics implies that one starts
from the coordinate transformation, determines the Jacobian matrix, the fields
and material parameters of the cloak. However, the coordinate transformation
appears as an optional function: it is not necessary to know it. We offer the
solution of some sort of the inverse problem: starting from the fields in the
invisibility cloak we directly derive the permittivity and permeability tensors
of the cloaking shell. The approach can be useful for finding material
parameters for the specified electromagnetic fields in the cloaking shell
without knowing coordinate transformation.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, J. Opt, vol. 13, 201
Pseudocanalization regime for magnetic dark-field hyperlens
Hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs) are the cornerstone of the hyperlens, which
brings the superresolution effect from the near-field to the far-field zone.
For effective application of the hyperlens it should operate in so-called
canalization regime, when the phase advancement of the propagating fields is
maximally supressed, and thus field broadening is minimized. For conventional
hyperlenses it is relatively straightforward to achieve canalization by tuning
the anisotropic permittivity tensor. However, for a dark-field hyperlens
designed to image weak scatterers by filtering out background radiation
(dark-field regime) this approach is not viable, because design requirements
for such filtering and elimination of phase advancement i.e. canalization, are
mutually exclusive. Here we propose the use of magnetic (-positive and
negative) HMMs to achieve phase cancellation at the output equivalent to the
performance of a HMM in the canalized regime. The proposed structure offers
additional flexibility over simple HMMs in tuning light propagation. We show
that in this ``pseudocanalizing'' configuration quality of an image is
comparable to a conventional hyperlens, while the desired filtering of the
incident illumination associated with the dark-field hyperlens is preserved
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