DocumentCode
1517164
Title
Reply to “Comments on “Negative Index Materials With Gain Media for Fast Optical Modulation””
Author
Bratkovsky, A.M.
Author_Institution
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Volume
98
Issue
7
fYear
2010
fDate
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1352
Lastpage
1353
Abstract
A few important questions pertaining to the "superlens effect" described are posed that certainly deserve discussion, such as: 1) deterioration of a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) during enhancement or "restoration" of evanescent waves originating from the source and 2) the physical processes responsible for the enhancement as well as the limitations of the superlensing set by losses.
Keywords
optical materials; optical modulation; fast optical modulation; gain media; negative index materials; superlens effect; Lenses; Maxwell equations; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Refractive index; Resonance; Signal to noise ratio; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JPROC.2010.2049910
Filename
5485027
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