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Tom G. Mackay Reader School of Mathematics University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building King's Buildings Edinburgh EH9 3JZ tel: +44 (0)131 650 5058 fax: +44 (0)131 650 6553 email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
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Research
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Sculptured thin films
A sculptured thin film (CSTF) comprises a collection of parallel nanowires, grown on a substrate by physical vapour deposition. Owing to their tunable porosity and optical properties, STFs are promising platforms for a host of applications.-
STFs as optical emitters
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STFs as optical sensors
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Negative phase velocity and negative refraction
A range of exotic and potentially useful phenomenons, including negative refraction, are associated with the propagation of electromagnetic plane waves with negative phase velocity (NPV).
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NPV and negative refraction
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NPV and homogenized composite mediums
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NPV in relativistic scenarios
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Homogenization
A composite medium may viewed as an effectively homogeneous medium provided that wavelengths are sufficiently large. Such homogenized composite mediums may exhibit interesting properties not exhibited by their components.
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Homogenization via the strong-property-fluctuation theory
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A limitation of homogenization formalisms
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(Updated: 24-12-12)