Transformation-optics generalization of tunnelling effects in bi-layers made of paired pseudo-epsilon-negative/mu-negative media

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Castaldi, G ^a   Gallina, I ^a   Galdi, V ^a   Alu A ^b   Engheta, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Single negative media; Transformation optics; Tunnelling

Indexed keywords

OPTICS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

ANALYTIC CONTINUATION; CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; COORDINATE MAPPING; DOUBLE NEGATIVES; EPSILON NEGATIVES; FIELD POLARIZATION; NEGATIVE MEDIA; TRANSFORMATION OPTICS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79551718671     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/2/024011     Document Type: Article

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