Negative refraction and sub-wavelength focusing in the visible range using transparent metallo-dielectric stacks

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 508-523

  Scalora, Michael ^a   D'Aguanno, Giuseppe ^a   Mattiucci, Nadia ^a   Bloemer, Mark J ^a   De Ceglia, Domenico ^b   Centini, Marco ^c   Mandatori, Antonio ^c   Sibilia, Concita ^c   Akozbek, Neset ^d   Cappeddu, Mirko G ^e   Fowler, Mark ^f   Haus, Joseph W ^g  

^a Charles M Bowden Research Center   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Università di Roma   (Italy)

^f Digital Fusion   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTONS;

METALLO-DIELECTRIC PHOTONIC BAND GAP; METALLO-DIELECTRIC STACKS; SUB-WAVELENGTH FOCUSING;

REFRACTION;

EID: 33846465861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.000508     Document Type: Article

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