Definition of "hyperlens" [hyperlens]

• A nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "NIMs have a number of desirable properties that do not exist in normal materials, including the ability to focus light to a point smaller than its wavelength in a so-called "hyperlens"."
• "Possible applications include a "planar hyperlens" that could make optical microscopes"
• "Alexander Kildishev will report on optical metamaterial progress at Purdue, including the shortest wavelength light (710 nm) yet achieved for a negative index metamaterial, and the improved design of a cylindrical-shaped hyperlens."