A Superlens is a type of lens that has the ability to image objects with a resolution finer than the diffraction limit of conventional lenses. Traditional lenses are limited by the diffraction of light, which imposes a fundamental limit on the smallest detail that can be resolved. This limit is typically on the order of half the wavelength of light used. Superlenses take advantage of phenomena such as metamaterials or plasmonics.
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