2017/03/04 by Srinivas Ganganagunta, Ganganagunta, Srinivas
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics) #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices #Terahertz technology and applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1703.01490
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Transfer matrix method is a well-known and extensively used tool to compute the reflection and transmission coefficients of electromagnetic waves when interacting with a system of layers parallel to each other. We present here a modified form of transfer matrix method including the effects of any possible kinetic movements of layers with respect to each other with a constant velocity. We present a comprehensive analysis of the effect of velocity on the phase and amplitude of the reflection coefficient as a function of velocity. Additionally, to mimic the flow of liquids on top of layers we also present the effect of velocity gradients in the direction normal to the planar layers.