Topological winding guaranteed coherent orthogonal scattering
arXiv:2406.18824 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.109.L061503
Abstract
Coherent control has enabled various novel phenomena in wave scattering. We introduce an effect called coherent orthogonal scattering, where the output wave becomes orthogonal to the reference output state without scatterers. This effect leads to a unity extinction coefficient and complete mode conversion. We examine the conditions for this effect and reveal its topological nature by relating it to the indivisibility between the dimension and the winding number of scattering submatrices. These findings deepen our understanding of topological scattering phenomena.
13 pages, 7 figures. In press
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