Optical force on a discrete invisibility cloak in time-dependent fields
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 2011, 84 (3)
- Issue Date:
- 2011-09-07
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We study, in time domain, the exchange of momentum between an electromagnetic pulse and a three-dimensional, discrete, spherical invisibility cloak. We find that a discrete cloak, initially at rest, would experience an electromagnetic force due to the pulse but would acquire zero net momentum and net displacement. On the other hand, we find that while the cloak may manage to conceal an object and shroud it from the electromagnetic forces associated with the pulse, the cloak itself can experience optomechanical stress on a scale much larger than the object would in the absence of the cloak. We also consider the effects of material dispersion and losses on the electromagnetic forces experienced by the cloak and show that they lead to a transfer of momentum from the pulse to the cloak. © 2011 American Physical Society.
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