Ray optics at a deep-subwavelength scale: a transformation optics approach.

Han, Seunghoon; Xiong, Yi; Genov, Dentcho; Liu, Zhaowei; Bartal, Guy; Zhang, Xiang · Nano Lett · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We present a transformation optics approach for molding the light flow at the deep-subwavelength scale, using metamaterials with uniquely designed dispersion. By conformal transformation of the electromagnetic space, we develop a methodology for realizing subwavelength ray optics with curved ray trajectories. This enables deep-subwavelength-scale beams to flow through two- or three-dimensional spaces.