Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2002-06-25
Physics
Condensed Matter
8 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
We report experiments of light transmissivity at wavelengths: 532 and 400 nm, through an Au film with a wedge shape. Our results mimic the negative refraction reported by others for so-called left handed materials. A mimic of negative refraction is observed, even though this medium is well known to be right handed, and thus its refractive index has a positive real part. Analogous results are obtained with a glass wedge at 320nm where absorption dominates. The experiment is explained by the wave losses that dominate over propagation, like in the observation of negative refraction, already reported in developed metamaterial wedges. We design and propose an experiment with metamaterials by using thicker wires, in correspondence with light experiments that should conclusively determine whether refraction is positive or negative.
Egelhoff W. F. Jr.
Garcia Nancy
Nieto-Vesperinas Manuel
Papageorgopoulos A. C.
Sanz Mikel
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