Questions of perfect lenses by left handed materials
arXiv:cond-mat/0211622 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.67.193106
Abstract
We consider questions about the much discussed "perfect lenses" made by left handed materials. The transmission and reflection from a slab of left handed materials are investigated and the coefficients are obtained by the standard transfer matrix method. Possible limitations on such superlenses are explored. It is shown that the quality of the lenses can be significantly affected by the absorption that is necessarily present in the materials.
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