On exceptional plane, surface, and compound waves

Tom G. Mackay, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Waleed Iqbal Waseer

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Abstract

How are the field profiles of exceptional plane waves, exceptional surface waves, and exceptional compound waves related to those of their unexceptional counterparts? This matter has been investigated in extensive numerical studies which have revealed that the transition from unexceptional to exceptional waves involves only smooth variations in the electric and magnetic field phasors, and in the time-averaged Poynting vector. Therefore, in terms of field profiles, exceptional plane waves, exceptional surface waves, and exceptional compound waves are practically indistinguishable from their unexceptional counterparts that propagate in directions in the immediate neighborhood of the exceptional waves.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors 2022
EditorsGuru Subramanyam, Partha Banerjee, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Nian X. Sun
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510660618
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventInternational Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors 2022 - Boston, United States
Duration: Aug 10 2022Aug 12 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12477
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period8/10/228/12/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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