biostudies-literatureUnknown5Cao JA simple optical lens plays an important role for exploring the microscopic world in science and technology by refracting light with tailored spatially varying refractive indices. Recent advancements in nanotechnology enable novel lenses, such as, superlens and hyperlens, with sub-wavelength resolution capabilities by specially designed materials' refractive indices with meta-materials and transformation optics. However, these artificially nano- or micro-engineered lenses usually suffer high losses from metals and are highly demanding in fabrication. Here, we experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, a nonlinear dielectric magnifying lens using negative refraction by degenerate four-wave mixing in a plano-concave glass slide, obtaining magnified images. Moreover, we transform a nonliScientific reports11892https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4493703biostudies-literatureDielectric Optical-Controllable Magnifying Lens by Nonlinear Negative Refraction.PMC4493703Zheng YLiang XCao JFeng YChen XWan WShang CfalseDielectric Optical-Controllable Magnifying Lens by Nonlinear Negative Refraction.A simple optical lens plays an important role for exploring the microscopic world in science and technology by refracting light with tailored spatially varying refractive indices. Recent advancements in nanotechnology enable novel lenses, such as, superlens and hyperlens, with sub-wavelength resolution capabilities by specially designed materials' refractive indices with meta-materials and transformation optics. However, these artificially nano- or micro-engineered lenses usually suffer high losses from metals and are highly demanding in fabrication. Here, we experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, a nonlinear dielectric magnifying lens using negative refraction by degenerate four-wave mixing in a plano-concave glass slide, obtaining magnified images. Moreover, we transform a nonli2015-01-01T00:00:00Z2015 Jul2025-05-18T12:28:08.312Z2025-05-18T12:28:08.312ZS-EPMC44937032614995210.1038/srep11892