Bloemer, Mark J.D’Aguanno, GiuseppeScalora, MichaelMattiucci, Nadiade Ceglia, Domenico2020-05-222020-05-222008Bloemer, Mark J.; et al.; Energy considerations for a superlens based on metal/dielectric multilayers; Optics Express Vol. 16, Issue 23, pp. 19342-19353 (2008); https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-16-23-19342https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.019342http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18720We investigate the resolution and absorption losses of a Ag/GaP multilayer superlens. For a fixed source to image distance the resolution is independent of the position of the lens but the losses depend strongly on the lens placement. The absorption losses associated with the evanescent waves can be significantly larger than losses associated with the propagating waves especially when the superlens is close to the source. The interpretation of transmittance values greater than unity for evanescent waves is clarified with respect to the associated absorption losses.12 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.Text