Fully relativisticlike formulation of multilayer optics

Authors
Monzon, JJ Sanchez-Soto, LL
Citation
Jj. Monzon et Ll. Sanchez-soto, Fully relativisticlike formulation of multilayer optics, J OPT SOC A, 16(8), 1999, pp. 2013-2018
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION
ISSN journal
10847529 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2013 - 2018
Database
ISI
SICI code
1084-7529(199908)16:8<2013:FRFOMO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
It is shown that the matrix describing a general (transparent or absorbing) multilayer is an element of the group SL(2, C), which is locally isomorphi c to the (3 + 1)-dimensional restricted Lorentz group SO(3, 1). In conseque nce, a natural identification of the multilayer reflection and transmission coefficients with the parameters of a Lorentz transformation is performed. The correspondence between electric field and space-time variables is disc ussed as well. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America [S0740-3232(99)00608-0].