Wave theory of light leading to the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction

This paper deals with the application of Huygens’ wave theory of light for the derivation of the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction discovered by the author in 2005. The long-running literature falls short of such a theoretical proof of the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction on the basis of wave theory. As such the present work is novel and original. At the same time it also enhances the theoretical foundation of the discovery of the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction there by proving the efficiency and increasing the range of applicability of the wave theory of light as well.     

Vectorial approach of determining the wave propagation at metasurfaces

Vector approach often benefits optical engineers and physicists, and a vector formulation of the laws of reflection and refraction has been studied (Tkaczyk, 2012). However, the conventional reflection and refraction laws may be violated in the presence of a metasurface, and reflection and refraction at the metasurface obey generalized laws of reflection and refraction (Yu et al., 2011). In this letter, the vectorial laws of reflection and refraction at the metasurface were derived, and the matrix formulation of these vectorial laws are also obtained. These results enable highly efficient and unambiguous computations in ray-tracing problems that involve a metasurface.     

Exhaustive study of reflection and refraction at spherical surfaces on the basis of the newly discovered generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction

This paper deals with the application of the newly discovered generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction for making an extensive analysis of reflection and refraction at spherical surfaces. Various cases of image formation have been considered. It has been observed that, direct application of the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction leads to the appropriate formula of ray optics for each of the cases considered. The analysis of the results are ultimately summed up to give birth to the generalized mirror formula as well as the generalized formula for refraction at spherical surfaces. Also by using the results obtained for refraction at spherical surfaces, the Lens makers’ formulae have been finally offered.     

Addressing some issues of Ray Optics on the basis of the newly discovered generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction

This paper addresses a few issues concerning Ray Optics on the basis of the newly discovered generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction. Along with confirming the validity of the principle of reversibility of light, the present study confirms the existing relationship between object distance and image distance in case of reflection by a plane mirror. General novel relations between real distance and apparent distance in case of image formation due to refraction also resulted from the present study. Finally novel treatment has been offered to deal with the problem of refraction through a parallel-sided slab of a refracting material on the basis of the aforesaid generalized vectorial law of refraction.     

Vectorial laws of refraction and reflection using the cross product and dot product

We demonstrate that published vectorial laws of reflection and refraction of light based solely on the cross product do not, in general, uniquely determine the direction of the reflected and refracted waves without additional information. This is because the cross product does not have a unique inverse operation, which is explained in this Letter in linear algebra terms. However, a vector is in fact uniquely determined if both the cross product (vector product) and dot product (scalar product) with a known vector are specified, which can be written as a single equation with a left-invertible matrix. It is thus possible to amend the vectorial laws of reflection and refraction to incorporate both the cross and dot products for a complete specification with unique solution. This enables highly efficient, unambiguous computation of reflected and refracted wave vectors from the incident wave and surface normal.     

Momentum conservation leading to the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction

This paper considers the newly discovered laws on reflection and refraction reported in 2005 by the author. A brief review of the said discovery has been made. To give the discovery a concrete foundation and to show the efficiency of the photon theory, theoretical proof of each of those discovered laws on reflection and refraction has been offered making use of the photon theory and on further application of the principle of conservation of momentum.     

The generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction applied to the rotation problems in ray optics

This paper deals with the mirror rotation problem and the problem of rotation of refracting surface in ray optics. These two problems of rotation in ray optics have been dealt with on the basis of the generalized vectorial laws of reflection and refraction discovered by the author in 2005. In addition to the development of many interesting physical insights to the aforesaid rotation problems in ray optics, the most remarkable fact that has been discovered in the present study is that the proposition ‘Velocity of light is unattainable’ is not correct. Rather, it is possible to have velocity exceeding the velocity of light - a result not in agreement with the special theory of relativity.     

Generalized laws of reflection and refraction from real valued boundary conditions

The generalized Snell's laws are usually derived from phase-matching condition by using harmonic inhomogeneous plane waves. The inhomogeneity makes it difficult to trace curves of energy flow. Here we show that, at a lossy interface, real valued boundary conditions are valid universally. Thus a time-dependent way is developed to directly derive generalized laws of reflection and refraction from real valued boundary conditions by using harmonic homogeneous plane waves. Finally, several novel properties of transmitted wave associated with energy losses are predicted numerically, which may be applied to experimentally test our theoretical analysis.     

用于相位突变界面的广义的反射定律和折射定律

考虑到位于两物质界面上的Metasurface对光线传播行为的影响, 从费马原理和边界条件连续两种角度出发, 推导了可用于相位突变界面的广义反射与折射定律. 该定律在界面对光波的相位改变量为零的情况下, 回归为通常的反射定律和折射定律. 利用广义的折射定律和反射定律讨论了介质折射率、界面上的相位梯度等因素对光传播行为的影响, 发现利用广义的折射定律和反射定律很容易实现反常反射和反常折射行为, 并给出了出现反常反射和反常折射的条件, 以此为基础可以实现对光波的随意控制. 依据广义的折射定律和反射定律分析了一维相位掩模板对光场传播行为的影响. 关键词： 超材料 相位突变界面 反射定律 折射定律     

利用对称性原理推导几何光学三定律

从对称性的角度,分析了光波在无限大均匀介质中、两种媒质的分界面上传播必须遵从的时间和空间平移不变性,推导出光的直线传播、反射以及折射定律,揭示了支配几何光学三定律的更为深刻而底层的对称性原因,这种视角对于光学部分的教学将产生深刻的影响.     

Formulation of the Snell–Descartes Laws in Terms of Geometric Algebra

Russian Physics Journal - A formulation of the laws of reflection and refraction of optical rays by the interface of two isotropic media using the mathematical apparatus of geometric algebra is...     

电磁波在运动介质中及表面处的传播特性

论述了运动介质对电磁波频率、速度和传播方向的影响及在运动介质表面的反射定律和折射定律。     

Deviation problems in ray optics in the light of the refined unambiguous definitions of angles of incidence,reflection and refraction

This paper makes use of the newly introduced refined unambiguous definitions of angle of incidence, angle of reflection and angle of refraction to give birth to novel vectorial treatment for the calculation of deviation of a ray of light in each of a few cases of ray optics. The problem of calculation of minimum deviation of a ray of light in passing through a prism has also been considered in the light of the refined unambiguous definitions of angle of incidence and angle of refraction. The use of vectorial treatment increases the range of applicability of vector algebra. Furthermore, incorporation of the refined unambiguous definitions of the aforesaid three angles in the novel treatment offered is much clearer leaving no room for confusion and it will enhance and sophisticate the optical field.     

电磁波方程及折射、反射定律的一些思考

本文由电磁波的麦克斯韦方程组出发,介绍导出折射定律和反射定律的一种证明方法.其证明方法,使用了空间微元近似,然后推广至全空间传播的方法,从而简化了麦克斯韦方程组求解的烦琐过程,提出了一种可教学推广的实用性方法.通过使用微元法,求解得到麦克斯韦方程的行波解形式,即得出电磁场是一种行波.由电磁场的向量形式推导空间中电磁波的折射、反射定律,得到折射、反射定律的证明并不需要电磁波的解析形式,在连续函数的情形下是普遍成立的.求解过程中加深对麦克斯韦方程组的理解,体现了电磁过程的深刻物理图像,也为由几何光学向波动光学过渡提供一种思想上的指导.     

The wave flow effect on a plane boundary between vacuum and an optical medium with a quasi-zero refractive index

A boundary problem in which a plane electromagnetic wave is reflected and refracted at a plane boundary of a semi-infinite optical medium with a quasi-zero refractive index has been solved. Such a medium has a random refractive index taking values in an interval from zero to some finite value less than unity. It means that the concept of a sharp interface between two media loses its meaning, the boundary of the medium becomes inhomogeneous, and laws of reflection and refraction of light become non-Fresnelian. Formulas for non-Fresnelian amplitudes of reflection and refraction have been derived. It is shown that a surface wave arises near the boundary of a medium with a quasi-zero refractive index. The wave propagates both on the inside and outside of the boundary.     

Theoretical Study of Deflection of Reflected and Refracted Electromagnetic Waves from Incident Plane

An equation for the orbital angular momentum of electromagnetic waves in the process of reflection and refraction is deduced from the generalized variational principle, which shows the transverse shift of reflected and refracted waves and predicts that the deflection of reflected and refracted waves from the incident plane can occur.     

折射定律与反射定律的推导

利用费马原理推导折射定律与反射定律,推导时不需做一些假定(如假定实际光线的光学长度是最小值或折射光线位于入射光线和界面法线所在的平面上),可加深学生对费马原理的理解.     

Vectorial representation of single- and multi-domain protein folds

We discuss a vectorial representation applicable to both single- and multi-domain protein folds. This generalized vectorial representation is essentially identical to the previously described vectorial representation for single-domain proteins folds when applied to these, but allows for the additional consistent representation of multi-domain structures. We show that the generalized vectorial representation enables the accurate analytical prediction of site-specific amino acid distributions for both single- and multi-domain protein folds, similarly as the previously described vectorial representation does for single-domain folds.     

Reflexion und Brechung an optisch einachsigen Medien in Richtung fehlender Doppelbrechung

Reflection and Refraction at Uniaxial Media in Directions of Vanishing Double Refraction The amplitude relations for the reflection and refraction of plane monochromatic waves by uniaxial media in the case of vanishing double refraction of the refracted respectively reflected waves in the uniaxial medium are obtained by a limiting process from generalized Fresnel formulae earlier derived. The incidence both from the isotropic and from the uniaxial medium is considered. The boundary conditions may be fulfilled in the case considered only by addition of refracted respectively reflected waves with amplitudes varying linearly with the distance from the boundary plane in the uniaxial medium. The requirement of vanishing double refraction restricts the possible choice of the common tangential components of all refraction vectors and consequently also of the refraction vectors of incident waves from a primarily twodimensional complex manifold to onedimensional complex manifolds, which are determined in this paper.     

Formation,reflection, and refraction of magnetostatic wave beams

Excitation of a magnetostatic surface wave beam in a thin magnetic film is studied theoretically and experimentally. Unique features in the propagation of such a beam are found, and the laws of beam reflection and refraction are studied. It is shown that there are significant features from Snell's and Euclid's law for such beams.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 11, pp. 67–75, November, 1988.