A simple model explaining super-resolution in absolute optical instruments

We develop a simple, one-dimensional model for super-resolution in absolute optical instruments that is able to describe the interplay between sources and detectors. Our model explains the subwavelength sensitivity of a point detector to a point source reported in previous computer simulations and e...

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Main Authors: Ulf Leonhardt, Sahar Sahebdivan, Alex Kogan, Tomáš Tyc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/5/053007
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Summary:We develop a simple, one-dimensional model for super-resolution in absolute optical instruments that is able to describe the interplay between sources and detectors. Our model explains the subwavelength sensitivity of a point detector to a point source reported in previous computer simulations and experiments (Miñano 2011 New J. Phys. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/12/125009 13 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/12/125009 ; Miñano 2014 New J. Phys. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/3/033015 16 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/3/033015 ).
ISSN:1367-2630