Active isotropic slabs: conditions for amplified reflection
Liliana Ines Perez, Claudia L. Matteo, J. I. Etcheverry +1 more
We analyse in detail the necessary conditions to obtain amplified reflection (AR) in isotropic interfaces when a plane wave propagates from a transparent medium towards an active one. First, we demonstrate analytically that AR is not possible if a single interface is involved. Then, we study the conditions for AR in a very simple configuration: normal incidence on an active slab immersed in transparent media. Finally, we develop an analysis in the complex plane in order to establish a geometrical method that not only describes the behaviour of active slabs but also helps to simplify the calculus.
Journal of Optics•Nov 22, 2012•3 citations