Restricted equivalence of paired epsilon-negative and mu-negative layers to a negative phase-velocity material (alias left-handed material)

Optik

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 305-307

  Lakhtakia, A ^a   Krowne, Clifford M ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative phase velocity; Negative real permeability; Negative real permittivity; Parallel plate waveguide; Perfect lens; Phase velocity; Poynting vector

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VECTORS;

PHASE VELOCITY;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 0344530902     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0030-4026-00266     Document Type: Article

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