title: Near-sighted superlens.
abstract: We consider the problem of subwavelength imaging via a slab of a left-handed medium (LHM) in the presence of material losses. We derive the analytical expression for the resolution limit of a LHM-based lens and demonstrate that the area of its subwavelength performance is usually limited to the near-field zone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA. vpodolsk@physics.orst.edu
authors.forename: Viktor A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Podolskiy
authors.forename: Evgenii E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Narimanov