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Absolute negative refraction and imaging of unpolarized electromagnetic waves by two-dimensional photonic crystals

Materials Science 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

Absolute negative refraction regions for both polarizations of electromagnetic wave in two-dimensional photonic crystal have been found through both the analysis and the exact numerical simulation. Especially, absolute all-angle negative refraction for both polarizations has also been demonstrated. Thus, the focusing and image of unpolarized light can be realized by a microsuperlens consisting of the two-dimensional photonic crystals. The absorption and compensation for the losses by introducing optical gain in these systems have also been discussed.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0411396,
  title  = {Absolute negative refraction and imaging of unpolarized electromagnetic waves by two-dimensional photonic crystals},
  author = {Xiangdong Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0411396},
  year   = {2009}
}