Removal of absorption and increase in resolution in a near-field lens via optical gain

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2011011-2011014

  Ramakrishna, S Anantha ^a   Pendry, J B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; MATERIALS; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICS; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037489286     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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