Electromagnetic Surface Modes at Interfaces with Negative Refractive Index make a "Not-Quite-Perfect" Lens

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dc.creatorHaldane, F. D. M.
dc.date2002-06-22
dc.date2002-06-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:45:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:45:56Z
dc.descriptionInterfaces between media with negative relative refractive index generically support propagating electromagnetic surface polariton modes with large wavenumber. The relation of these modes to a recent prediction by Pendry of ``perfect (real) image formation'' by a parallel slab of negative-refractive-index material is analyzed. The ``perfect image'' theory is found to be incomplete without inclusion of a large-wavenumber cutoff that derives from a necessary wavenumber-dependence of the constitutive relations, and which controls the resolution of the image.
dc.description4 pages, (incl.3 figs), LaTeX (RevTeX4) Updated to cite earlier surface polariton work by R. Ruppin + minor correction to Fig.3. Conclusions restated more clearly v3. has an improved Fig 3 showing the polariton spectrum more accurately
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0206420
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0206420
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/19486
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.titleElectromagnetic Surface Modes at Interfaces with Negative Refractive Index make a "Not-Quite-Perfect" Lens
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