Negative-index metamaterials: is double negativity a real issue for dissipative media?

One way to obtain materials with a negative index is to achieve media with doubly negative constitutive parameters. We show that the double negativity required for perfect (non-dissipative) media is not necessary for real passive (lossy) metamaterials, for which single negativity of one of the two c...

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Main Authors: Brunet Thomas, Poncelet Olivier, Aristégui Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:EPJ Applied Metamaterials
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjam/2015005