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Open Quantum Systems Decoherence

Supersymmetry, half-bound states, and grazing incidence reflection

arXiv
Authors: D. A. Patient, S. A. R. Horsley

Year

2020

Paper ID

18947

Status

Preprint

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Abstract

Electromagnetic waves at grazing incidence onto a planar medium are analogous to zero energy quantum particles incident onto a potential well. In this limit waves are typically completely reflected. Here we explore dielectric profiles supporting optical analogues of `half-bound states', allowing for zero reflection at grazing incidence. To obtain these profiles we use two different theoretical approaches: supersymmetric quantum mechanics, and direct inversion of the Helmholtz equation.

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  • Electromagnetic waves at grazing incidence onto a planar medium are analogous to zero energy quantum particles incident onto a potential well.

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