Role of the normal polarization in the far-field subwavelength imaging by a dielectric microsphere or microcylinder

R. Heydarian, C. R. Simovski

DOI：: 10.1088/2040-8986/ab92b8

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Role of the normal polarization in the far-field subwavelength imaging granted by a dielectric microsphere or microcylinder is discussed and the hypotheses explaining this experimental fact are suggested. One of these hypotheses is confirmed by exact numerical simulations. This mechanism of the magnifying superlens operation is based on the excitation of creeping waves at a curved dielectric interface by a normally polarized dipole. The set of creeping waves after their ejection from the surface creates an imaging beam which may mimic either a Bessel beam or a Mathieu beam depending on the microparticle radius. This mechanism corresponds to the asymmetric coherent illumination.

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