Fresnel reflection coefficients in the Fourier domain for a planar surface in uniform motion parallel to its interface
Stéphane Azar, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Fortuño, Sebastian Golat · 2025
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Stéphane Azar, Francisco Rodríguez-Fortuño, and Sebastian Golat calculated in 2025 how light reflects off a surface that slides sideways at constant speed. Textbook reflection formulas assume stillness. Using classical electrodynamics with relativity, they derived the reflection in the frequency-wavevector domain, valid from far field down to the near field's skin.
Motion mixes polarizations: reflected light gains a cross-polarized share, except when the slide runs inside the plane of incidence. Feeding a standard metal model into the formulas tilted the surface waves' dispersion, so plasmons prefer one direction and refuse the return trip. The authors offer the result as a rigorous base for nonreciprocal optics. Moving media, they show, can steer light without magnets.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stéphane Azar, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Fortuño, Sebastian Golat |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |