ELECTRODYNAMICS OF METAMATERIALS (eBook)

Andrey K Sarychev, Vladimir M Shalaev (Autoren)

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2007
260 Seiten
World Scientific Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-981-279-099-6 (ISBN)

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Light is in a sense âone-handedâ when interacting with atoms of conventional materials. This is because out of the two field components of light, electric and magnetic, only the electric âhandâ efficiently probes the atoms of a material, whereas the magnetic component remains relatively unused because the interaction of atoms with the magnetic field component of light is normally weak. Metamaterials, i.e. artificial materials with rationally designed properties, can enable the coupling of both of the field components of light to meta-atoms, enabling entirely new optical properties and exciting applications with such âtwo-handedâ light. Among the fascinating properties is a negative refractive index. The refractive index is one of the most fundamental characteristics of light propagation in materials. Metamaterials with negative refraction may lead to the development of a superlens capable of imaging objects and their fine structures that are much smaller than the wavelength of light. Other exciting applications of metamaterials include novel antennae with superior properties, optical nano-lithography and nano-circuits, and âmeta-coatingsâ that can make objects invisible. The word âmetaâ means âbeyondâ in Greek, and in this sense the name âmetamaterialsâ refers to âbeyond conventional materials.â Metamaterials are typically man-made and have properties not available in nature. What is so magical about this simple merging of âmetaâ and âmaterialsâ that has attracted so much attention from researchers and has resulted in exponential growth in the number of publications in this area? The answer you can find in this book.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2007
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• ISBN-10: 981-279-099-3 / 9812790993
• ISBN-13: 978-981-279-099-6 / 9789812790996