Optimization of periodic composite structures for sub-wavelength focusing

Applied Mathematics and Optimization

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-150

  Dobson, David C ^a   Simeonova, Lyubima B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Periodic composite materials; Sub wavelength focusing

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT; CONVENTIONAL LENS; DESIGN APPROACHES; DIELECTRIC COEFFICIENT; DIELECTRIC COMPOSITES; FOCUSING EFFECT; INCIDENT FIELDS; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMAL IMAGES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PERIODIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS; POINT SOURCES; POSITIVE REAL; SPOT SIZES; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SUB-WAVELENGTH FOCUSING; SUPERLENS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; FOCUSING; LENSES; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

PERIODIC STRUCTURES;

EID: 67449126238     PISSN: 00954616     EISSN: 14320606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00245-008-9063-8     Document Type: Article

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