Reflection and transmission of light at a curved interface: coherent state approach

TL;DR

This paper introduces a phase-space method using coherent states to analyze how light beams reflect and transmit at curved dielectric interfaces, highlighting the effects of wave-front curvature and polarization.

Contribution

It presents a novel coherent state-based phase-space approach for studying light interactions at curved boundaries, with detailed numerical simulations.

Findings

Wave-front curvature significantly affects reflectance and transmittance.

Polarization influences reflection and transmission outcomes.

The method provides accurate modeling of light behavior at curved interfaces.

Abstract

Phase-space procedure based on coherent state representation is proposed for investigation of reflection and transmission of light beams at a curved dielectric boundary. Numerical simulations of reflection and transmission of light at various boundaries separating two different dielectrics are carried out. Significant influence of wave-front curvature and polarization of incident beam on the reflectance and transmittance is shown.