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Phys. Rev. B 69, 115402 (2004) [6 pages]

Negative refraction and omnidirectional total transmission at a planar interface associated with a uniaxial medium

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Zheng Liu1, Zhifang Lin2, and S. T. Chui2
1Surface Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
2Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716

Received 13 October 2003; published 4 March 2004

The conditions for yielding negative refraction as well as omnidirectional total transmission at planar interfaces between uniaxial media have been analyzed. It is found that both phenomena can occur at a wide variety of interfaces associated with uniaxial media. In particular, when certain conditions are satisfied, even an interface between isotropic and uniaxial media can also exhibit negative refraction and omnidirectional total transmission, adding considerably to the flexibility in potential device applications.

© 2004 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.69.115402
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.69.115402
PACS:
78.20.Ci, 42.25.Gy, 41.20.Jb