Photonic Band Gap Negative Index Imaging Collaboration of the UCSD and MIT (Joannopoulos/Chen Groups) Data Summary of UCSD Group Close Up of Sample Top View
Special Testing Apparatus
Transverse Field Profile Without Sample
Illustration of Imaging with PBG
Illustration of Difficulties With Near Field Imaging
2D Mapping (u=1.9mm, Hole Centered) 1mm 40mm 80mm -80mm 6.0185 GHz
Metamaterials for Curved Lenses UCSD
Why Curved Lenses? Focuses Near Fields Super resolution imaging Slabs (“Perfect Lens”) Curved Lenses Focuses Near Fields Super resolution imaging Super resolution illumination Focuses far fields Antennas Far field imaging
Why Metamaterials? Focusing performance Matching Compactness Weight
Focusing Performance Optical Aberration Coefficients Gaussian optical formulas describe ideal point focusing. Aberration coefficients describe the deviation of a focus from an ideal point. Spherical Coma Astigmatism Field curvature Distortion
Optical Aberrations Coefficients z x y z c200 spherical c110 coma c020 astigmatism c101 field curvature c011 distortion
Isotropic Spherical Coma Astigmatism Field curvature Distortion
Indefinite Spherical Coma Astigmatism Field curvature Distortion
Lens Aberration Comparison