Scientists / Open questions
John B. Pendry
Metamaterials; transformation optics; condensed matter theory
7 questions
A unified quantitative theory of surface-enhanced Raman scattering: combining electromagnetic and chemical enhancement for realistic three-dimensional substrates with validated absolute enhancement statistics
All-angle negative refraction without a negative effective index: realization in fully three-dimensional and optical-frequency photonic crystals and characterization of a superlens built on it
Rigorous necessary and sufficient conditions for reflectionless finite embedded coordinate transformations, their singular boundary terms, and residual scattering
Open problems for broadband plasmonic light harvesting in singular nanostructures: quantum and nonlocal limits, radiative crossover, full electrodynamic theory, and experimental validation
Regularization and physical realization of the three-dimensional spherical acoustic cloaking shell
Spoof localized surface plasmons beyond the perfect-conductor limit: effective-medium validity, loss-limited performance, and hybridization with conventional plasmons at infrared frequencies
Experimental verification of Pendry's impedance-matched chiral negative-index medium: single-polarization perfect lens and divergent photonic density of states