• DocumentCode
    444310
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    880
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548969
  • Filename
    1548969