Beyond CPA: A General Theory of Reflectionless Scattering

A. Douglas Stone*, W. R. Sweeney, C. W. Hsu, A. Alhulaymi, P. Del Hougne

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Abstract

Coherent Perfect Absorption is one form of reflectionless scattering, involving transduction of an adapted input field. We present a general theory of reflectionless scattering, which includes CPA, based on choosing a subset of input channels and requiring no backscattering into them. We show that infinitely many such solutions exist at complex frequency, can be calculated efficiently, and can be made accessible via tuning a single structural parameter. Optimization of a parameterized structure can achieve high quality signal routing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)649-650
Number of pages2
JournalInternational Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2023 - Paris, France
Duration: 18 Jul 202321 Jul 2023

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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