Ancient Luoyang Bridge reveals a simple metagrating model in optics
Shiming Chen, Yangyang Zhou, Zhenyu Wang, and Huanyang Chen
TL;DR
The paper demonstrates that the ancient Luoyang Bridge operates according to principles similar to optical metagratings, providing a novel physical analogy verified through numerical simulations.
Contribution
It introduces a new perspective linking ancient bridge design to modern optical metagrating models, supported by simulation evidence.
Findings
Luoyang Bridge behaves like a metagrating in wave manipulation
Numerical simulations confirm the optical analogy
Provides insights into ancient engineering through modern physics
Abstract
The ancient Chinese bridge, Luoyang Bridge, has been revealed to obey similar laws to diminish waves, like an optical model, metagrating. Numerical simulations have been performed to verify this finding.
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Taxonomy
TopicsOptical Polarization and Ellipsometry · Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics · Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications