Open AccessFresnel coefficients in materials with magnetic monopoles
Author(s) -
J. CostaQuintana,
F. LópezAguilar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.003742
Subject(s) - fresnel equations , physics , optics , transmission coefficient , electromagnetic radiation , reflection coefficient , magnetic monopole , reflection (computer programming) , maxwell's equations , plane wave , magnetic field , condensed matter physics , transmission (telecommunications) , plane (geometry) , amplitude , refractive index , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , geometry , electrical engineering , mathematics , computer science , programming language , engineering
Recent experiments have found entities in crystals whose behavior is equivalent to magnetic monopoles. In this paper, we explain some optical properties based on the reformulated "Maxwell" equations in material media in which there are equivalent magnetic charges. We calculate the coefficients of reflection and transmission of an electromagnetic wave in a plane interface between the vacuum and a medium with magnetic charges. These results can give a more extended vision of the properties of the materials with magnetic monopoles, since the phase and the amplitudes of the reflected and transmitted waves, differ with and without these magnetic entities.