Subdiffraction-limited imaging based on longitudinal modes in a spatially dispersive slab
arXiv:1404.4337 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.075107
Abstract
It was proposed that a flat silver layer could be used to form a sub-diffraction limited image when illuminated near its surface plasmon resonance frequency [J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 3966 (2000)]. In this paper, we study the possibility of obtaining sub diffraction resolution using a different mechanism, with no surface plasmons involved. Instead, by taking into account the non-local response of a thin silver slab, we show that longitudinal modes contribute to the formation of a sub-diffraction limited image in a frequency regime above the plasma frequency. The differences between these two distinct mechanisms are studied and explained.
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