A proof of superlensing in the quasistatic regime, and limitations of superlenses in this regime due to anomalous localized resonance

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 461, Issue 2064, 2005, Pages 3999-4034

  Milton, Graeme W ^a   Nicorovici, Nicolae Alexandru P ^b   Mcphedran, Ross C ^c   Podolskiy, Viktor A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Localized resonance; Negative refraction; Superlenses

Indexed keywords

LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PROBES; REFRACTION; RESONANCE;

APPLIED FIELD; DIPOLE LINES; FIELD MAGNITUDE; LOCALIZED RESONANCE; NEGATIVE REFRACTION; POWER DISSIPATION; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC REGIME; RESONANT REGIONS; SPECIAL STRUCTURE; STATIC EQUATIONS; SUPERLENS; SUPERLENSES; SUPERLENSING;

LENSES;

EID: 66749102170     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2005.1570     Document Type: Article

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