• DocumentCode
    2653372
  • Title

    Resolution Limits of a Negative Refractive Index Lens

  • Author

    Webb, K.J. ; Yang, M. ; Ward, D.W. ; Nelson, K.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    27-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1537
  • Lastpage
    1539
  • Abstract
    The influence of loss in a negative refractive index slab is described using a plane wave expansion. Sensitivity of the decaying fields to small loss has an adverse impact on resolution
  • Keywords
    lenses; metamaterials; optical losses; optical materials; optical resolving power; refractive index; lens resolution; negative refractive index lens; negative refractive index slab; optical loss; plane wave expansion; Erbium; Lenses; Magnetic materials; Optical imaging; Optical losses; Optical materials; Permeability; Permittivity; Refractive index; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549199
  • Filename
    1549199