Photonic metamaterials

✍ Scribed by N.M. Litchinitser; V.M. Shalaev

• Book ID: 102447906
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 489 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1612-2011
• DOI: 10.1002/lapl.200810015

✦ Synopsis

The invention of metamaterials prompts reconsideration of a number of fundamental physical phenomena and enables a variety of unique properties and functionalities. These include negative refractive index, magnetism at optical frequencies, sub-wavelength resolution, ``backward'' phase matching conditions for nonlinear optical processes, and even rendering objects invisible – cloaking. In this brief review, recent progress in basic theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and potential applications of optical metamaterials is discussed.