DOI: 10.1063/1.1636250. Rapid growth of evanescent wave by a silver superlens

Rapid growth of evanescent wave by a silver superlens

10.1063/1.1636250

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Abstract

Recent theoretical work suggested the possibility of constructing a super-resolution diffraction-free lens by using a negative refractive index medium (NRIM). The key proposition is that evanescent waves can be greatly enhanced by increasing the thickness of the NRIM. We report here experimental evidence that confirms that the transmission of evanescent waves rapidly grows with the film thickness up to about 50 nm, after which it decays as loss becomes significant. These findings represent the first step toward the understanding and realization of a diffraction-free lens.

Bibliography

Liu, Z., Fang, N., Yen, T.-J., & Zhang, X. (2003). Rapid growth of evanescent wave by a silver superlens. Applied Physics Letters, 83(25), 5184â5186.

Authors 4

Zhaowei Liu (first)
Nicholas Fang (additional)
Ta-Jen Yen (additional)
Xiang Zhang (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	21 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 17, 2003, 6:01 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 3, 2024, 9:08 p.m.)
Indexed	4 months, 1 week ago (April 22, 2025, 7:25 a.m.)
Issued	21 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 22, 2003)
Published	21 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 22, 2003)
Published Print	21 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 22, 2003)

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BibTeX

@article{Liu_2003, title={Rapid growth of evanescent wave by a silver superlens}, volume={83}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1636250}, DOI={10.1063/1.1636250}, number={25}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Liu, Zhaowei and Fang, Nicholas and Yen, Ta-Jen and Zhang, Xiang}, year={2003}, month=dec, pages={5184–5186} }

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