• DocumentCode
    2877790
  • Title

    Diffraction-suppressed high-resolution imaging through metallodielectric medium

  • Author

    Feng, Simin ; Elson, John M.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. & Comput. Sci., Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    By photonic bands engineering, we show that diffraction can be suppressed when light propagates inside one-dimensional metal-dielectric periodic structures, leading to high-resolution imaging through the metallodielectric medium.
  • Keywords
    light diffraction; metallic thin films; periodic structures; photonic band gap; diffraction suppression; image resolution; metal-dielectric periodic structures; metallodielectric medium; photonic bands engineering; Dielectrics; Frequency; High-resolution imaging; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Spatial resolution; (050.1940) Diffraction; (240.0310) Thin films; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (260.3910) Metals, optics of;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628633
  • Filename
    4628633