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A completely covariant approach to transformation optics

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JOURNAL OF OPTICS
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages -

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/2/024008

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transformation optics; electromagnetic cloak; covariant electrodynamics

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  1. Lockheed Martin University Research Initiative
  2. Multiple University Research Initiative from the Army Research Office [W911NF-09-1-0539]

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We show that the Plebanski based approach to transformation optics overlooks some subtleties in the electrodynamics of moving dielectrics that restricts its applicability to a certain class of transformations. An alternative, completely covariant, approach is developed that is more generally applicable and provides a clearer picture of transformation optics.

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