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Superlens based on metal-dielectric composites

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Pure noble metals are typically considered to be the materials of choice for a near-field superlens that allows subwavelength resolution by recovering both propagating and evanescent waves. However, a superlens based on bulk metal can operate only at a single frequency for a given dielectric host. In this paper, it is shown that a composite metal-dielectric film, with an appropriate metal filling factor, can operate at practically any desired wavelength in the visible and near-infrared ranges. Theoretical analysis and simulations verify the feasibility of the proposed lens.

Source: Physical Review B

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.72.193101

Authors: Wenshan Cai, Dentcho A. Genov, Vladimir M. Shalaev

Institutions: Purdue University West Lafayette, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1994977859

FWCI: 3.962

Cites: 16

Cited by: 169

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