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Superlens

A superlens, or super lens, is a lens which uses metamaterials to achieve super-resolution imaging and go beyond the diffraction limit. The diffraction limit is a feature of conventional lenses and microscopes that limits the fineness of their image resolution depending on the radiation wavelength and the numerical aperture (NA) of the objective lens.…

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Superlens

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related to External links · 46
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related to Development and construction · 15
Superlens → Both, Due, For, Furthermore, In, Indeed, Metals, Negative, Pendry, Pendry's, RF/microwave, The, This, UV, YVO4
related to Early subwavelength imaging · 12
Superlens → As, Edward Hutchinson Synge, In, Irish, Metamaterial, One, Prior, Superlenses, The, These, This, X-ray
related to Analysis of the diffraction limit · 10
Superlens → An, As, Conventional, EM, In, Ordinary, Pendry, S-polarization, The, This
related to history · 9
Superlens → Additionally, Conventional, DNA, Ernst Abbe, Hence, In, The, These, This
related to Super-imaging in the visible frequency range · 8
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related to Optical superlens with silver metamaterial · 7
Superlens → Although, By, However, In, Pendry's, Perfect, This
related to Cylindrical superlens via coordinate transformation · 6
Superlens → Coordinate, Magnifying, One, Pendry, The, This
related to Image formation · 6
Superlens → An, Electron, For, Furthermore, However, Optical
related to Far-field superlens · 4
Superlens → FSL, Imaging, In, The

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lens imaging image resolution waves diffraction evanescent field limit optical conventional light lenses metamaterial negative silver index subwavelength material wavelength

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Superlensis alens which is capable of subwavelength imaging0.90text
lens apertureinstance ofMicroscopy takes into account parameters0.80text
distance from the object to the lensinstance ofMicroscopy takes into account parameters0.80text
and the refractive index of the observed materialinstance ofMicroscopy takes into account parameters0.80text
gold or silver a few atoms thickinstance ofThis is generally accomplished using a layer of metal0.80text
which acts as a superlensinstance ofThis is generally accomplished using a layer of metal0.80text
or by means of 1Dinstance ofThis is generally accomplished using a layer of metal0.80text
2D photonic crystalsinstance ofThis is generally accomplished using a layer of metal0.80text
evanescent near-field lithographyinstance ofIts derivative technologies0.80text
near-field interference lithographyinstance ofIts derivative technologies0.80text
and phase-shifting mask lithography were developed to overcome the diffraction limit.In the year 2000instance ofIts derivative technologies0.80text
John Pendry proposed using a metamaterial lens to achieve nanometer-scaled imaging for focusing below the wavelength of light.Analysis of the diffraction limitThe original problem of the perfect lensinstance ofIts derivative technologies0.80text

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