Comparative focusing of Maxwell and Dirac fields by negative-refraction half-space

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Published 18 April 2011 Europhysics Letters Association
, , Citation V. V. Klimov et al 2011 EPL 94 20006 DOI 10.1209/0295-5075/94/20006

0295-5075/94/2/20006

Abstract

We derive exact analytical solutions for the focusing of Maxwell photons and massless Dirac particles by half-space with negative refraction. These novel paradoxical solutions show that half-space with negative refraction cannot be simply considered as a superlens. Instead of a 2D focus spot it results in the creation of a sink of complicated spatial structure. Our analytical solutions also show substantial differences in the focusing of Maxwell and Dirac field within this geometry. We find a new manifestation of the Klein paradox which is the creation of sinks in the negative-refraction area. Possible applications and generalizations of our approach are discussed.

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10.1209/0295-5075/94/20006