Advanced Jones calculus for the classification of periodic metamaterials

被引：563
作者：
Menzel, Christoph [1 ]
Rockstuhl, Carsten [1 ]
Lederer, Falk [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Jena, Inst Condensed Matter Theory & Solid State Opt, D-07743 Jena, Germany
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2010年 / 82卷 / 05期
关键词：
SCULPTURED THIN-FILMS; OPTICAL-ACTIVITY; DICHROISM; CHIRALITY; INDEX;
D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevA.82.053811
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
By relying on an advanced Jones calculus, we analyze the polarization properties of light upon propagation through metamaterial slabs in a comprehensive manner. Based on symmetry considerations, we show that all periodic metamaterials may be divided into five different classes only. It is shown that each class differently affects the polarization of the transmitted light and sustains different eigenmodes. We show how to deduce these five classes from symmetry considerations and provide a simple algorithm that can be applied to decide to which class a given metamaterial belongs by measuring only the transmitted intensities.
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