Far-field optical hyperlens magnifying sub-diffraction-limited objects

Zhaowei Liu; Hyesog Lee; Yi Xiong; Cheng Sun; Xiang Zhang

doi:10.1126/science.1137368

Far-field optical hyperlens magnifying sub-diffraction-limited objects

Zhaowei Liu, Hyesog Lee, Yi Xiong, Cheng Sun, Xiang Zhang^*

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A lens with a negative refractive index can magnify an object that is smaller than the diffraction limit of light and project it so it can be seen with a conventional microscope.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1686
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science
Volume	315
Issue number	5819
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1137368
State	Published - Mar 23 2007

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