Title :
Focusing of light by negative refraction in photonic crystal superlens
Author :
Matsumoto, T. ; Eom, K. ; Baba, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama
Abstract :
We fabricated a photonic crystal superlens and clearly observed the focusing of light by the negative reflection, for the first time. It well agreed with the dispersion surface analysis and the FDTD simulation.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; lenses; light reflection; light refraction; optical dispersion; optical fabrication; optical focusing; photonic crystals; FDTD simulation; dispersion surface analysis; light focusing; negative reflection; negative refraction; photonic crystal superlens fabrication; Finite difference methods; Focusing; Light scattering; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Wire; (230.3120) Integrated optics device; (230.3990) Microstructure devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629169
