Bounds for the refractive indices of metamaterials
Optics
2009-11-11 v2 General Physics
Abstract
The set of realizable refractive indices as a function of frequency is considered. For passive media we give bounds for the refractive index variation in a finite bandwidth. Special attention is given to the loss and index variation in the case of left-handed materials.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0507001,
title = {Bounds for the refractive indices of metamaterials},
author = {Johannes Skaar and Kristian Seip},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0507001},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, 1 figure