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# Robust method to determine the resolution of a superlens by analyzing the near-field image of a two-slit object

@article{Casse2011RobustMT,
title={Robust method to determine the resolution of a superlens by analyzing the near-field image of a two-slit object},
author={Bernard D F Casse and W. T. Lu and Y. J. Huang and Srinivas Sridhar},
journal={arXiv: Optics},
year={2011}
}
• Published 1 May 2011
• Physics
• arXiv: Optics
In the last decade, metamaterials-based superlenses, with a resolution below Abbe's diffraction limit, have emerged. To obtain a rough estimate of the resolution of such superlenses, imaging of two subwavelength slits, separated by a subwavelength gap \textit{d} is typically performed. The resolution $\Delta$ of the lens corresponds to the minimum possible gap $d_{min}$ for which a distinct image of the two slits can be resolved ($\Delta \sim d_{min}$). In this letter, we present a more…
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