Far field imaging research based on multilayer positive- and negative-refractive-index media under off-axis illumination

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2009, Pages 283-298

  Cao, P F ^a   Zhang, X P ^a   Cheng, L ^a   Meng, Q Q ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LENSES; MULTILAYERS; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

FAR-FIELD IMAGING; IMAGING CAPABILITIES; NANO-SCALE IMAGING; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX MEDIA; OFF AXIS ILLUMINATION; SUB-WAVE LENGTH GRATING; SUBWAVELENGTH RESOLUTION; SUPER RESOLUTION;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 70749115331     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09092801     Document Type: Article

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