Abstract
Light is reflected at the interface between heterogeneous media due to the mismatch of impedance 1-3 . Removing this mismatch using additional materials, a technique known as anti-reflection, has so far been restricted to specific frequencies and incidence angles 3-7 . The anti-reflection of white light, which requires the simultaneous matching of impedance over extremely wide angular and spectral ranges, has until now been considered impossible. Here, we develop a theory of universal impedance matching and introduce a matching layer that enables the perfect transmission of white light. The ability of a matching layer to assist in omnidirectional and frequency-independent anti-reflection has been confirmed analytically and numerically. We explain the feasibility of a universal matching layer using metamaterials, and demonstrate a transmission rate of over 99% for white light in the visible range with a double-layered dielectric metamaterial. This is confirmed experimentally by demonstrating the omnidirectional anti-reflection of microwaves in heterogeneous media.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-149 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nature Photonics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Mar 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Samsung Science and Technology Foundation under project no. SSTF-BA1401-05. Q.-H.P. thanks Y. Kivshar and W. Choi for comments and encouragement.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Author(s).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics