Title :
Negative refractive index in a right-handed medium
Author :
Chen, Yi-Fan ; Fischer, Peer ; Wise, Frank
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Our theoretical analysis shows that the refractive index may be negative in a homogeneous isotropic non-magnetic medium with positive electric permittivity. This provides a possible route to negative refraction at optical frequencies.
Keywords :
optical materials; permittivity; refractive index; homogeneous isotropic nonmagnetic medium; negative refractive index; optical frequency; positive electric permittivity; right-handed medium; Frequency; Green´s function methods; Magnetic materials; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Permittivity; Physics; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548969
