Spectral operator framework achieves exact orthogonal decomposition and stability in discrete wave systems, implying effective waveguide applications.
This work presents a spectral operator framework for discrete wave propagation on periodic lattices that achieves exact orthogonal decomposition into directional propagation modes. The method addresses the fundamental limitation of classical finite impulse response (FIR) filters, which inevitably exhibit spectral leakage due to the uncertainty principle in harmonic analysis.The framework partitions the frequency torus into three disjoint sets (forward, neutral, backward propagating modes) and constructs projection operators that commute with spatial translation. This enables closed-form expressions for iterated dynamics and unconditional stability guarantees based solely on modulation coefficients.Key contributions:Rigorous proof of exact orthogonal channel decompositionClosed-form iteration formulas with dimension-independent validityNumerical validation demonstrating machine-precision accuracy (residual errors below 1e-14)Application to one-way waveguides with backward suppression to 1e-32The framework is applicable to metamaterial simulation, directional antenna arrays, optical isolators, and any discrete wave system requiring long-term numerical stability with directional selectivity.
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