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physics.optics2026

Minimum energy and photon content in PT symmetric metamaterials

J. B. Pendry, S. A. R. Horsley

In the context of waves in space time modulated materials, we ask two questions how much energy does it cost to break time reversal symmetry and transition to a PT symmetric state.…

physics.optics2026

Generalized Time-Varying Drude Model for Dispersive and Lossy Modulations

Antonio Ganfornina-Andrades, J. Enrique Vázquez-Lozano, Iñigo Liberal +1

We develop a generalization of the time-varying Drude model, treating carrier density, effective mass, and collision rate as explicit functions of time. We derive expressions for p…

physics.optics2025

Scattering in Time-Varying Drude-Lorentz Models

Bryce Dixon, Calvin M. Hooper, Ian R. Hooper +1

Motivated by recent experiments, the theoretical study of wave propagation in time varying materials is of current interest. Although significant in nearly all such experiments, ma…

physics.optics2025

Coherent absorption reveals colors hidden in a grey Fabry-Pérot cavity

Giuseppe E. Lio, Giulio Carotta, Lorenzo Lavista +8

Thin dielectric films are known to show distinct colors, responsible for the iridescence of various natural and artificial objects such as insect wings and soap bubbles. In the pre…

physics.optics2025

Quasi Normal Modes in Dispersive Photonic Time-Crystals

Calvin M. Hooper, Ian R. Hooper, Simon A. R. Horsley

Quasinormal modes characterise the transient response of static optical cavities. Here, we introduce the notion of a Floquet quasinormal mode to describe transient responses in pho…

physics.optics2025

Electromagnetic Boundary Conditions for Space--time Interfaces

Jonathan Gratus, Simon A. R. Horsley, Martin W. McCall

We give a general family of electromagnetic boundary conditions applicable to arbitrary space--time interfaces between electromagnetic media, which include the known space--only an…