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Reflectionless evanescent-wave amplification by two dielectric planar waveguides

Optics 2009-11-11 v3

Abstract

Utilizing the underlying physics of evanescent wave amplification by a negative-refractive-index slab, it is shown that evanescent waves with specific spatial frequencies can also be amplified without any reflection simply by two dielectric planar waveguides. The simple configuration allows one to take advantage of the high resolution limit of a high-refractive-index material without contact with the object.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0603079,
  title  = {Reflectionless evanescent-wave amplification by two dielectric planar waveguides},
  author = {Mankei Tsang and Demetri Psaltis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0603079},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures, v2: accepted by Optics Letters, v3: included the Erratum submitted to Optics Letters