Title :
Maxwell fisheye and Eaton lenses emulated by microdroplets
Author :
Smolyaninova, V.N. ; Smolyaninov, I.I. ; Kildishev, A.V. ; Shalaev, V.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Astron. & Geosci., Towson Univ., Towson, MD, USA
Abstract :
Based on the transformation optics approach, we demonstrate that microlenses may act as a two dimensional fisheye or an inverted Eaton lens. An asymmetric Eaton lens may exhibit considerable image magnification, which has been confirmed experimentally.
Keywords :
drops; microlenses; Maxwell fish eye lens; asymmetric Eaton lens; image magnification; inverted Eaton lens; microdroplets; microlens; transformation optics; two dimensional fish eye lens; Image edge detection; Imaging; Lenses; Metamaterials; Microoptics; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
