Electromagnetic wave propagations in conjugate metamaterials

Opt Express. 2017 Mar 6;25(5):4952-4966. doi: 10.1364/OE.25.004952.

Abstract

In this work, by employing field transformation optics, we deduce a special kind of materials called conjugate metamaterials, which can support intriguing electromagnetic wave propagations, such as negative refractions and lasing phenomena. These materials could also serve as substrates for making a subwavelength-resolution lens, and the so-called "perfect lens" is demonstrated to be a limiting case.