1. 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

2. Special Testing Apparatus

5. Transverse Field Profile Without Sample

6. Illustration of Imaging with PBG

7. Illustration of Difficulties With Near Field Imaging

9. 2D Mapping
(u=1.9mm, Hole Centered)
1mm
40mm
80mm
-80mm
GHz

10. Metamaterials for Curved Lenses
UCSD

11. 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

12. Why Metamaterials?
Focusing performance
Matching
Compactness
Weight

13. 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

14. Optical Aberrations Coefficientsz x y z
c200 spherical
c110 coma
c020 astigmatism
c101 field curvature
c011 distortion

15. Isotropic
Spherical
Coma
Astigmatism
Field curvature
Distortion

16. Indefinite
Spherical
Coma
Astigmatism
Field curvature
Distortion

17. Lens Aberration Comparison