Using Huygens Multipole Arrays to Realize Unidirectional Needle-Like Radiation

Experimentally confining radiation to certain limited directions (``needle radiation'') has numerous practical applications in wave-matter interaction disciplines. A theoretical proposal for realizing such superdirectivity is presented.

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