Title :
Negative refraction and focusing by a left-handed material slab in free space
Author :
Aydin, Koray ; Ozbay, Ekmel
Author_Institution :
Nanotechnol. Res. Center & Dept. of Phys., Bilkent Univ., Ankara
Abstract :
Negative refraction and focusing by a left-handed metamaterial (LHM) slab are experimentally verified. We measured refractive index of slab as -1.86. The flat lens behavior of LHM is demonstrated for two different point source distances.
Keywords :
lenses; metamaterials; optical focusing; optical materials; refractive index; LHM; flat lens behavior; free space; left-handed material slab; negative refraction; optical focusing; point source distances; refractive index; Focusing; Frequency; Lenses; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Refractive index; Slabs; Surface impedance; (110.2990) Image formation theory; (120.5710) Refraction; (220.3630) Lenses;
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.2006.4629068
