Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The authors introduce a new scattering phenomenon called coherent orthogonal scattering, where the output wave becomes orthogonal to the reference output wave in the absence of scatterers. This effect leads to complete extinction and complete mode conversion. The authors further examine the conditions for this effect and reveal its topological nature by relating it to the indivisibility between the dimension and the winding number of scattering submatrices.
Source: Physical Review A
Authors: Cheng Guo, Shanhui Fan
Institution: Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4400080653