Abstract

We prove that Lee et al.’s theoretical analysis and final formula for ray trajectories in an elliptic cylindrical optical “black hole” are incorrect. By utilizing a full-wave finite-element simulation, we show that a nonparaxial Gaussian beam does not follow a trajectory obtained using their formula.

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