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Catenary Optics

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Catenary optics is a newly emerging branch in optics and nanophotonics, which focuses on the applications of catenary functions in optical and electromagnetic devices. In a more general sense, it may be called catenary electromagnetics to highlight the electromagnetic nature of light. This book is devoted to the physics and applications of catenary optics and catenary electromagnetics. Section 1.1 gives a brief description of the developing history of catenary optics. Section 1.2 describes typical examples which illustrate the universal relation between catenary and optics. Section 1.3 discusses some common misconceptions related to catenary function. Section 1.4 is an overview of this book.

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Luo, X. (2019). Introduction. In: Catenary Optics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-4818-1_1

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