Open AccessDesign of 3D isotropic metamaterial device using smart transformation optics
Author(s) -
Dong Hoon Shin,
Junhyun Kim,
Do-Sik Yoo,
Kyoungsik Kim
Publication year - 2015
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.23.021892
Subject(s) - transformation optics , metamaterial , optics , isotropy , transformation (genetics) , geometrical optics , coordinate system , physical optics , dielectric , materials science , computer science , physics , optoelectronics , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , gene
We report here a design method for a 3 dimensional (3D) isotropic transformation optical device using smart transformation optics. Inspired by solid mechanics, smart transformation optics regards a transformation optical medium as an elastic solid and deformations as coordinate transformations. Further developing from our previous work on 2D smart transformation optics, we introduce a method of 3D smart transformation optics to design 3D transformation optical devices by maintaining isotropic materials properties for all types of polarizations imposing free or nearly free boundary conditions. Due to the material isotropy, it is possible to fabricate such devices with structural metamaterials made purely of common dielectric materials. In conclusion, the practical importance of the method reported here lies in the fact that it enables us to fabricate, without difficulty, arbitrarily shaped 3D devices with existing 3D printing technology.