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NEGATIVE-INDEX METAMATERIALS

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<strong>NEGATIVE</strong>-<strong>INDEX</strong> <strong>METAMATERIALS</strong><br />

• Optical properties of materials are governed by the<br />

electric permittivity ε and the magnetic permeability µ<br />

• Any collection of objects with size and spacing 0<br />

Electrical plasmas,<br />

metals, thin wire<br />

structures<br />

Double Negative<br />

Materials<br />

ε < 0, µ < 0<br />

Negative-Index<br />

metamaterials, not<br />

found in nature<br />

µ<br />

Double positive<br />

media<br />

ε > 0, µ > 0<br />

dielectrics<br />

Mu-negative<br />

materials<br />

ε > 0, µ < 0<br />

Gyromagnetic<br />

materials, magnetic<br />

plasmas?<br />

Classification of materials based on<br />

dielectric and magnetic properties<br />

ε<br />

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