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Abstract
Perfect imaging has been believed to rely on negative refraction, but here we show that an ordinary positively refracting optical medium may form perfect images as well. In particular, we establish a mathematical proof that Maxwell's fish eye in two-dimensional (2D) integrated optics makes a perfect instrument with a resolution not limited by the wavelength of light. We also show how to modify the fish eye such that perfect imaging devices can be made in practice. Our method of perfect focusing may also find applications outside of optics, in acoustics, fluid mechanics or quantum physics, wherever waves obey the 2D Helmholtz equation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 093040 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | New Journal of Physics |
Volume | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Sept 2009 |
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EP/C523229/1: Multidisciplinary Critical Mass in Computational Algebra and Applications
Linton, S. A. (PI), Gent, I. P. (CoI), Leonhardt, U. (CoI), Mackenzie, A. (CoI), Miguel, I. J. (CoI), Quick, M. (CoI) & Ruskuc, N. (CoI)
1/09/05 → 31/08/10
Project: Standard