Abstract
Absorption and scattering of electromagnetic waves by dielectric media are of fundamental importance in many branches of physics. Here we analytically derived the ultimate upper limits for the absorbed and scattered powers by any system of coupled particles and give sufficient conditions to reach these limits paving a way for a rational design of optimal metamaterials.
- Received 25 November 2014
- Revised 16 April 2015
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.180202
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