• DocumentCode
    2672342
  • Title

    New lenses for imaging the near field

  • Author

    Pendry, J.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll., London, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    A slab of material with refractive index n = -1 behaves like a perfect lens. Here we develop the concept showing how layering the lens can improve resolution in lossy systems, and proposing new lenses with magnified images.
  • Keywords
    image resolution; lenses; optical design techniques; optical images; optical losses; optical materials; refractive index; imaging; lens layering; lenses; lossy systems; magnified images; near field; refractive index; resolution; Degradation; Focusing; Lenses; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Performance loss; Refractive index; Slabs; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238220
  • Filename
    1276426