Electromagnetic wave propagation in metamaterials: a visual guide to Fresnel-Kummer surfaces and their singular points
arXiv:1603.00063
Abstract
The propagation of light through bianisotropic materials is studied in the geometrical optics approximation. For that purpose, we use the quartic general dispersion equation specified by the Tamm-Rubilar tensor, which is cubic in the electromagnetic response tensor of the medium. A collection of different and remarkable Fresnel (wave) surfaces is gathered, and unified via the projective geometry of Kummer surfaces.
3 pages, 5 figures