On focusing left-handed materials by arbitrary layers

  1. C. R. Simovski1,
  2. B. Sauviac2

Article first published online: 5 AUG 2003

DOI: 10.1002/mop.11128

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Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volume 39, Issue 1, pages 64–67, 5 October 2003

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Simovski, C. R. and Sauviac, B. (2003), On focusing left-handed materials by arbitrary layers. Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett., 39: 64–67. doi: 10.1002/mop.11128

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  1. 1

    Department of Physics, Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia

  2. 2

    Laboratory DIOM, ISTASE, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, France

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 AUG 2003
  2. Article first published online: 5 AUG 2003
  3. Manuscript Received: 15 MAR 2003

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Keywords:

  • left-handed media;
  • focusing;
  • plane-wave expansion;
  • saddle point method

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the field produced by a line current behind a layer of left-handed material (LHM). Our purpose is to show that any slab of LHM (except the known case ε = −1 and μ = −1) when is illuminated by a point source has infinite number of focal points with approximately same smearing as the recently studied LHM layer with εμ = 1. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 39: 64–67, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.11128

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