Semiclassical theory of the hyperlens

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Jacob, Zubin ^a   Alekseyev, Leonid V ^a   Narimanov, Evgenii ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LIGHT SCATTERING;

FAR-FIELD IMAGING; HAMILTONIAN OPTICS; HYPERLENS; RAY TRAJECTORIES;

LENSES;

EID: 36949035581     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000A52     Document Type: Article

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