Negative phase velocity in isotropic dielectric-magnetic mediums via homogenization
Optics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We report on a strategy for achieving negative phase velocity (NPV) in a homogenized composite medium (HCM) conceptualized using the Bruggeman formalism. The constituent material phases of the HCM do not support NPV propagation. The HCM and its constituent phases are isotropic dielectric-magnetic mediums; the real parts of their permittivities/permeabilities are negative-valued whereas the real parts of their permeabilities/permittivities are positive-valued.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0505005,
title = {Negative phase velocity in isotropic dielectric-magnetic mediums via homogenization},
author = {Tom G. Mackay and Akhlesh Lakhtakia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0505005},
year = {2007}
}