Does Nature Allow Negative Refraction with Low Losses in Optical Region?

dc.creatorStockman, Mark I.
dc.date2006-11-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:31:18Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:31:18Z
dc.descriptionFrom the fundamental requirement of causality, we derive a rigorous criterion of negative refraction (left-handedness). This criterion imposes the lower limits on the electric and magnetic losses in the region of the negative refraction. If these losses are eliminated or significantly reduced by any means, including the compensation by active (gain) media, then the negative refraction will disappear. This theory can be particularly useful in designing new left-handed materials: testing the expected polarizabilities of a medium against this criterion would check the compliance with the causality and verify the design feasibility.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures, 31 references
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611350
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611350
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/118706
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleDoes Nature Allow Negative Refraction with Low Losses in Optical Region?
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