Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems
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Apparatus, methods, and systems provide emitting and negatively-refractive focusing of electromagnetic energy. In some approaches the negatively-refractive focusing includes negatively-refractive focusing from an interior field region with an axial magnification substantially less than one. In some approaches the negatively-refractive focusing includes negatively-refractive focusing with a transformation medium, where the transformation medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a metamaterial.
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determining electromagnetic parameters that define a negative refractive index in a spatial region, the electromagnetic parameters providing an axial magnification substantially less than one for an interior field region within the spatial region. - View Dependent Claims (163, 164, 182, 183, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 198, 199, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 221, 222, 227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 247, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 262, 264, 267, 268)
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