An Archimedes' screw for light

An Archimedes' Screw captures water, feeding energy into it by lifting it to a higher level. We introduce the first instance of an optical Archimedes' Screw, and demonstrate how this system is capable of capturing light, dragging it and amplifying it. We unveil new exact analytic solutions...

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Main Authors: Galiffi, E. (Author), Huidobro, P.A (Author), Pendry, J.B (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
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