Abstract
We study the transient behaviors in focusing a point source with a metamaterial lens . We find the time evolutions of image formation are dictated by two relaxation mechanisms, namely, surface wave transport and absorption, determined, respectively, by and . We show that image oscillations are inevitable in this three-dimensional configuration when and establish relationships among the relaxation time, the resolution enhancement, and δ.
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