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Scattering activities bounded by reciprocity and parity conservation.
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论文类型：期刊论文
发表刊物：Physical Review Research
所属单位：光电学院，国家光电研究中心
刊物所在地：美国
学科门类：物理学
项目来源：自然科学基金
文献类型：J
卷号：2
期号：1
页面范围：013277
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DOI码：10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013277
发表时间：2020-03-09
教研室：c716
摘要：Scattering activities are generally manifest through different optical responses of scattering bodies to circularly polarized light of opposite handedness. Similar to the ubiquitous roles played by scattering theory across different branches of photonics, scattering activities can serve as a fundamental concept to clarify underlying mechanisms of various chiroptical effects, both within and beyond scattering systems. In this work, we investigate scattering activities for reciprocal systems that exhibit various geometric symmetries but are intrinsically achiral. We reveal how scattering activities are generally bounded by reciprocity and parity conservation, demonstrating that though extinction activity is usually excluded by symmetry, scattering activities in forms of distinct absorptions, scatterings or angular scattering patterns can more widely emerge. Since our analyses are solely based on fundamental laws of reciprocity and parity conservation, regardless of geometric and optical parameters of the scattering systems, the principles revealed are generically applicable. The intuitive and pictorial framework we have established is beyond any specific coupling models, able to reveal hidden connections between seemingly unrelated chiral manifestations, and thus more accessible for a unified understanding of various chiroptical effects.
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