Inverse Prism based on Temporal Discontinuity and Spatial Dispersion

TL;DR

This paper introduces the inverse prism, a novel optical device leveraging temporal discontinuity and spatial dispersion, exhibiting unique properties like chromatic refraction birefringence and polarization transformation.

Contribution

It presents the concept and implementation of the inverse prism, expanding the duality of conventional prisms with new optical functionalities.

Findings

Demonstrates inverse prism's unique properties

Shows inverse prism's potential for advanced polarization control

Provides theoretical foundation for inverse prism design

Abstract

We introduce the concept of the inverse prism as the dual of the conventional prism and deduce from this duality an implementation of it based on temporal discontinuity and spatial dispersion provided by anisotropy. Moreover, we show that this inverse prism exhibits the following three unique properties: chromatic refraction birefringence, ordinary-monochromatic and extraordinary- polychromatic temporal refraction, and linear-to-Lissajous polarization transformation.