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How to realize a negative refractive index material at the atomic level in an optical frequency range?
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SHEN Jian-qi, RUAN Zhi-chao, HE Sai-ling. How to realize a negative refractive index material at the atomic level in an optical frequency range?[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, 2004, 5(11): 1322-1326.
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Abstract: The theoretical mechanism for realizing a negative refractive index material in an optical frequency range with an atomic gas system of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) is studied. It is shown that under certain conditions such a dense gas can exhibit simultaneously negative permittivity and negative permeability, and negligibly small loss.
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