Surface polaritons at the interface of gyrotropic and nonlinear isotropic media

Surface polaritons at the interface of gyrotropic and non-linear isotropic media are investigated. Dispersion equation and existence conditions for TE surface polariton modes are obtained

Surface polaritons in symmetry planes of biaxial crystals

An integral approach is presented in the theory of surface electromagnetic waves propagating along the plane interface of bianisotropic non-absorbing media including optically active gyrotropic and bigyrotropic ones. This approach gives a uniform way of obtaining the dispersion equation for surface polaritons for an arbitrary cut section of the bianisotropic crystals and allows us to establish the existence conditions of surface polaritons. An example of application of this approach for the boundary of bianisotropic and isotropic media is given

Asymmetric transmission in planar chiral split-ring metamaterials: Microscopic Lorentz-theory approach

The electronic Lorentz theory is employed to explain the optical properties of planar split-ring metamaterials. Starting from the dynamics of individual free carriers, the electromagnetic response of an individual split-ring meta-atom is determined, and the effective permittivity tensor of the metamaterial is calculated for normal incidence of light. Whenever the split ring lacks in-plane mirror symmetry, the corresponding permittivity tensor has a crystallographic structure of an elliptically dichroic medium, and the metamaterial exhibits optical properties of planar chiral structures. Its transmission spectra are different for right-handed versus left-handed circular polarization of the incident wave, so the structure changes its transmittance when the direction of incidence is reversed. The magnitude of this change is shown to be related to the geometric parameters of the split ring. The proposed approach can be generalized to a wide variety of metal-dielectric metamaterial geometries

Elliptical dichroism: operating principle of planar chiral metamaterials

We employ a homogenization technique based on the Lorentz electronic theory to show that planar chiral structures (PCSs) can be described by an effective dielectric tensor similar to that of biaxial elliptically dichroic crystals. Such a crystal is shown to behave like a PCS insofar as it exhibits its characteristic optical properties, namely, co-rotating elliptical polarization eigenstates and asymmetric, direction-dependent transmission for left/right-handed incident wave polarization.Comment: 3 pages, version as accepted in Optics Letters but before final shortening

WEBOMETRICS RANKING: ANALYSIS OF CHANGES

The paper substantiates the necessity of the presence of Russian and Belarusian universities in the world webometrics rankings. The author analyzes the changes in methodology of Webometrics Ranking (WRWU) in 2016. The new one of ranking parameters is transparent ranking: top universities by Google Scholar Citations. It is shown that only 2.7% of the Russian Federation universities have set up the profiles in Google Scholar, which will undoubtedly impede an integration ofthe Russian-speaking researchers into the world scientific community and, consequently, affect on reputation and the number of citations. General recommendations for advancement in webometrics rating is given. The article also touches upon the technique and the results of repositories rankings, which involved only 2% of Russian universities

Surface polaritons in symmetry planes of biaxial crystals

An integral approach is presented in the theory of surface electromagnetic waves propagating along the plane interface of bianisotropic non-absorbing media including optically active gyrotropic and bigyrotropic ones. This approach gives a uniform way of obtaining the dispersion equation for surface polaritons for an arbitrary cut section of the bianisotropic crystals and allows us to establish the existence conditions of surface polaritons. An example of application of this approach for the boundary of bianisotropic and isotropic media is given

Integral formalism for surface electromagnetic waves in bianisotropic media

Abstract: An integral approach is presented in the theory of surface electromagnetic waves propagating along the plane interface of bianisotropic non-absorbing media including optically active gyrotropic and bigyrotropic ones. This approach gives a uniform way of obtaining the dispersion equation for surface polaritons for an arbitrary cut section of the bianisotropic crystals and allows us to establish the existence conditions of surface polaritons. An example of application of this approach for the boundary of bianisotropic and isotropic media is given.Резюме: В работе описан метод исследования поверхностных волн на границе бианизотропных сред. Приведен пример получения дисперсионного уравнения для границы изотопной и биизотропной среды

Surface polaritons at the interface of gyrotropic and nonlinear isotropic media

Surface polaritons at the interface of gyrotropic and non-linear isotropic media are investigated. Dispersion equation and existence conditions for TE surface polariton modes are obtained