An Anisotropic Metamaterial Leaky Waveguide

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel anisotropic metamaterial leaky waveguide capable of supporting both forward and backward leaky waves, with applications in sub-diffraction imaging systems.

Contribution

It presents a new design of a uniaxially anisotropic metamaterial waveguide supporting bidirectional leaky waves for advanced optical applications.

Findings

Supports both forward and backward leaky waves

Enables sub-diffraction imaging

Demonstrates unique anisotropic waveguide properties

Abstract

We propose a leaky optical waveguide achieved with a uniaxially anisotropic metamaterial that supports both forward and backward leaky waves. The backward leaky nature is exploited in a sub-diffraction imaging system.