Fig. 2: Monostatic characterization of lateral resolving powers of metamaterial lens in water ambient with ABS 3D printed plastic rods.

Intensity is stated for all in arbitrary units (a.u.). a Sample of equally spaced rods of decreasing diameter. Transducer alone does not clearly detect any of the rods. b, c Scan of 5 mm diameter rods with gaps of 5 mm (b) and 4 mm (c) between the boundaries. Only the ML shows the presence of more than one object. d–f Rods with subwavelength gap spacing of 0.69λ (d), 0.47λ (e), and 0.41λ (f).