Title :
Fractional Talbot effect in a dielectric micro-spheres array
Author :
Wang, Zengbo ; Kao, Tsung Sheng ; Zheludev, Nikolay
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A hexagonal array of dielectric micro-spheres can work as diffraction-limited or super-resolution lens array. The fractional Talbot effect is obvious for those diffraction-limited foci, but is not well-defined for the super-resolution foci.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; image resolution; microlenses; optical arrays; dielectric microspheres array; diffraction-limited foci; fractional Talbot effect; lens; super-resolution foci; Civil engineering; Dielectrics; Diffraction; Finite difference methods; Lenses; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Talbot effect;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191665
