A simple model explaining super-resolution in absolute optical instruments

Ulf Leonhardt, Sahar Sahebdivan, Alex Kogan, Tomas Tyc

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

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.13 125009; Miñano 2014 New J. Phys.16 033015).

Original languageEnglish
Article number053007
JournalNew Journal of Physics
Volume17
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 May 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

Cite this