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Negative Refractive Index in Left-Handed Materials
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The real part of the refractive index n(omega) of a nearly transparent and passive medium is usually taken to have only positive values. Through an analysis of a current source radiating into a 1D "left-handed" material (LHM)-where the permittivity and permeability are simultaneously less than zero-we determine the analytic structure of n(omega), demonstrating frequency regions where the sign of Re[n(omega)] must, in fact, be negative. The regime of negative index, made relevant by a recent demonstration of an effective LHM, leads to unusual electromagnetic wave propagation and merits further exploration.
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- Authors
- Smith, D. R., & Kroll, N.
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2000-10-02
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 2933-2936
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
- OpenAlex
- W2117305317
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- 1,188
- References
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- 25.61
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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