On perfect lenses and nihility

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-343

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti vacuum; Lens; Negative permeability; Negative permittivity; Nihility; Perfect lens

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MILLIMETER WAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTION;

ANTI-VACUUM; NEGATIVE PERMEABILITY; NEGATIVE PERMITTIVITY; NIHILITY; PERFECT LENSES;

LENSES;

EID: 0000984763     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015038701978     Document Type: Conference Paper

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