Transformational Optics (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Transformational Optics

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Schematic on the left shows the scattering of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on a metal-dielectric interface with a single protrusion. Schematic on right shows how SPP scattering is dramatically suppressed when the optical space around the protrusion is transformed.

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Image courtesy of Zhang group

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