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We theoretically show the negative refraction existing in M\"{o}bius molecules. The negative refractive index is induced by the non-trivial topology of the molecules. With the M\"{o}bius boundary condition, the effective electromagnetic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-12 Y. N. Fang , Yao Shen , Qing Ai , C. P. Sun

We propose a device with a positive isotropic refractive index that creates an approximate magnified perfect real image of an optically homogeneous three-dimensional region of space within geometrical optics. Its key ingredient is a new…

Optics · Physics 2012-01-13 Tomas Tyc , Martin Sarbort

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…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-11 Johannes Skaar , Kristian Seip

Implicit representations like Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) showed impressive results for photorealistic rendering of complex scenes with fine details. However, ideal or near-perfectly specular reflecting objects such as mirrors, which are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-17 Leif Van Holland , Ruben Bliersbach , Jan U. Müller , Patrick Stotko , Reinhard Klein

We present simulation results of a design for negative index materials that uses magnetic resonators to provide negative permeability and metal film for negative permittivity. We also discuss the possibility of using semicontinuous metal…

This letter proposes a quasi-planar chiral resonator suitable for the design of negative refractive index matamaterial. It is presented an analytical model for the determination of its polarizabilities, and the viability of negative…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Marques , L. Jelinek , F. Mesa

In this paper, we numerically demonstrate a near-infrared negative-index metamaterial (NIM) slab consisting of multiple layers of perforated metal-dielectric stacks and exhibiting low imaginary part of index over the wavelength of negative…

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Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 N. Garcia , M. Nieto-Vesperinas

We show that an electromagnetic (EM) wave undergoes negative refraction at the interface between a positive and negative refractive index material. Finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations are used to study the time evolution of an…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Foteinopoulou , E. N. Economou , C. M. Soukoulis

Negative refraction, which reverses many fundamental aspects of classical optics, can be obtained in systems with negative magnetic permeability and negative dielectric permittivity. This Letter documents an experimental realization of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Pimenov , P. P. Przyslupski , B. Dabrowski , A. Loidl

There are three widely-used conditions for characterizing negative refraction in isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials. Here we demonstrate that whilst all the different conditions are equivalent for purely passive media, they are…

Optics · Physics 2014-09-12 P. Kinsler , M. W. McCall

We demonstrate negative refraction of microwaves in metallic photonic crystals. The spectral response of the photonic crystal, which manifests both positive and negative refraction, is in complete agreement with band-structure calculations…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-10 P. V. Parimi , W. T. Lu , P. Vodo , J. Sokoloff , S. Sridhar

Refection Positivity is a central theme at the crossroads of Lie group representations, euclidean and abstract harmonic analysis, constructive quantum field theory, and stochastic processes. This book provides the first presentation of the…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-27 Karl-Hermann Neeb , Gestur Olafsson

Metal-based negative refractive index materials have been extensively studied in the microwave region. However, negative-index metamaterials have not been realized at near-IR or visible fre-quencies due to difficulties of fabrication and to…

We demonstrate that homogeneous naturally-occurring materials can form non-magnetic negative refractive index systems, and present specific realizations of the proposed approach for the THz and far-IR frequencies. The proposed structure…

We show that negative refraction with minimal absorption can be obtained by means of quantum interference effects similar to electromagnetically induced transparency. Coupling a magnetic dipole transition coherently with an electric dipole…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jürgen Kästel , Michael Fleischhauer , Susanne F. Yelin , Ronald L. Walsworth

Interfaces between media with negative relative refractive index generically support propagating electromagnetic surface polariton modes with large wavenumber. The relation of these modes to a recent prediction by Pendry of ``perfect (real)…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 F. D. M. Haldane

We discuss optical constants in artificial metamaterials showing negative magnetic permeability and electric permittivity. Using effective field theory, we calculate effective permeability of nanofabricated media composed of pairs of…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. N. Grigorenko

Negative refraction is a peculiar wave propagation phenomenon that occurs when a wave crosses a boundary between a regular medium and a medium with both constitutive parameters negative at the given frequency. The phase and group velocities…

Optics · Physics 2022-09-23 Or Lasri , Lea Sirota

The paper considers an opportunity for the creation of an artificial two-component metamaterial with a negative refractive index within the radio and optical frequency band, which possesses a spatial dispersion. It is shown that there…

Optics · Physics 2008-04-28 V. V. Slabko