Title :
New lenses for imaging the near field
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll., London, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238220
