Does negative refraction make a perfect lens?
Materials Science
2009-11-13 v1 Optics
Abstract
A discussion of a question, studied earlier by V.Veselago in 1967 and by J. Pendry in 2000, is given. The question is: can a slab of the material with negative refraction make a perfect lens? Pendry's conclusion was: yes, it can. Our conclusion is: no, in practice it cannot, because of the fluctuations of the refraction coefficient of the slab. Resolution ability of linear isoplanatic optical instruments is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.0809.0280,
title = {Does negative refraction make a perfect lens?},
author = {A. G. Ramm},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.0280},
year = {2009}
}