3 papers
physics.optics2025
Topological Optical Achirality
C. Wen, Z. Qi, J. Zhang +4
For arbitrary reciprocal single-mode structures, regardless of their geometric shapes or constituent materials, there must exist incident directions of plane waves for which they a…
physics.optics2025
Polarization-Independent Zero Directional Scattering Without Geometric Symmetries
Chunchao Wen, Zhichun Qi, Jianfa Zhang +3
As the characteristic feature of generalized Kerker effect in Mie theory, directional scattering elimination has been playing a pivotal role in nanophotonics and many other photoni…
physics.optics2025
Polarizations Underdescribe Vectorial Electromagnetic Waves
Chunchao Wen, Jianfa Zhang, Chaofan Zhang +3
Electromagnetic waves are described by not only polarization ellipses but also cyclically rotating vectors tracing out them. The corresponding fields are respectively directionless…