How to realize a negative refractive index material at the atomic level in an optical frequency range

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1322-1326

  Shen, Jian Qi ^a   Ruan, Zhi Chao ^a   He, Sai Ling ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atomic level; Electromagnetically induced transparency; Left handed medium; Negative refractive index; Optical frequency

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY;

ATOMIC LEVEL; ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCY; LEFT-HANDED MEDIUM; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMPEDANCE; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 9144230585     PISSN: 10093095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2004.1322     Document Type: Article

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