Sign of the refractive index in a gain medium with negative permittivity and permeability

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-50

  Chen, Yi Fan ^a   Fischer, Peer ^a   Wise, Frank W ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; PERMITTIVITY;

GAIN MEDIUM; LEFT HANDED MATERIALS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 33644514631     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.000045     Document Type: Article

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