Transmission enhancement using a negative-refraction layer

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-234

  Fu, C J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evanescent wave; Microscale radiative transfer; Negative refractive index; Photon tunneling; Transmittance

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTONS;

PHOTON TUNNELING;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 0041862757     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: 10893954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950390219065     Document Type: Article

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