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slab of negative-index or negative-permittivity material that amplifies evanescent waves and can form images finer than the conventional diffraction limit.

In optics, superlens refers to slab of negative-index or negative-permittivity material that amplifies evanescent waves and can form images finer than the conventional diffraction limit. This meaning comes from Pendry (2000) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Pendry, J. B. (2000). Negative Refraction Makes a Perfect Lens. Physical Review Letters, 85(18), 3966-3969. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.85.3966

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