On the inapplicability of a negative-phase-velocity condition as a negative-refraction condition for active materials

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1230-

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a   Mackay, Tom G ^b   Geddes III, Joseph B ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Active materials; Negative phase velocity; Negative refraction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIAL; ACTIVE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC-MAGNETIC MATERIAL; NEGATIVE PHASE VELOCITY; NEGATIVE REFRACTION;

LIGHT REFRACTION; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PHASE VELOCITY; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; REFRACTION; SECONDARY BATTERIES; VELOCITY;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 67649364426     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24289     Document Type: Article

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