Conformal transformation optics

L Xu, H Chen - Nature Photonics, 2015 - nature.com
The field of transformation optics shows that media containing gradients in optical properties
are equivalent to curved geometries of spacetime for the propagation of light. Conformal …

Transformation metamaterials

L Xu, H Chen - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the form‐invariance of Maxwell's equations under coordinate transformations,
mathematically smooth deformation of space can be physically equivalent to …

Compact multibeam fully metallic geodesic Luneburg lens antenna based on non-Euclidean transformation optics

Q Liao, NJG Fonseca… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-Euclidean transformations have been recently proposed to produce a link between 3-D
homogeneous surfaces and 2-D dielectric lenses. Therefore, the propagation in a …

Geodesic lens antennas for 5G and beyond

O Quevedo-Teruel, Q Liao, Q Chen… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article summarizes the recently discovered opportunities of geodesic lenses for
producing high-performing antennas for 5G/6G communications. First, we explain the …

Double-layer geodesic and gradient-index lenses

Q Chen, SAR Horsley, NJG Fonseca, T Tyc… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A double-layer lens consists of a first gradient-index/geodesic profile in an upper
waveguide, partially surrounded by a mirror that reflects the wave into a lower guide where …

Parity-time symmetric nonlocal metasurfaces: all-angle negative refraction and volumetric imaging

F Monticone, CA Valagiannopoulos, A Alu - Physical Review X, 2016 - APS
Lens design for focusing and imaging has been optimized through centuries of
developments; however, conventional lenses, even in their most ideal realizations, still suffer …

Spherical media and geodesic lenses in geometrical optics

M Šarbort, T Tyc - Journal of Optics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a general approach to solving the problems of inverse scattering in
three-dimensional isotropic media with a spherically symmetric refractive index distribution …

Solid Immersion Maxwell's Fish-Eye Lens Without Drain

Y Zhou, Z Hao, P Zhao, H Chen - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
Maxwell's fish-eye lens (MFEL) with positive refraction has been shown to achieve perfect
imaging, but with the cost of drain assistance. This has led to ongoing heated debates about …

A solution to the complement of the generalized Luneburg lens problem

NJG Fonseca, T Tyc, O Quevedo–Teruel - Communications Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Lenses are of interest for the design of directive antennas and multi-optics instruments in the
microwave, terahertz and optical domains. Here, we introduce an optical problem defined as …

Elliptical generalized Maxwell fish-eye lens using conformal map**

H Eskandari, MS Majedi, AR Attari… - New Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
A circular graded index lens is conformally transformed to an elliptical shape using a closed-
form transformation. The proposed transformation is then employed to compress a Maxwell …