About this Research Topic
Electromagnetic metamaterials are artificially engineered materials composed of subwavelength structures that interact strongly with electromagnetic waves. Metasurfaces are a class of special quasi-two-dimensional metamaterials. Metamaterials and metasurfaces can produce abnormal deflection (even negative refraction), abnormal reflection and the focusing of the incident waves. Therefore, metamaterials and metasurfaces have been widely used in designing new devices to regulate and control the properties of electromagnetic waves.
The metamaterials and metasurfaces field is rapidly developing to integrate new physics, new functions and new applications. Devices based on metamaterials and metasurfaces have the potential to bring new features and to even replace the traditional electromagnetic devices in the future. Therefore, functional structural materials have recently become the subject of several rapidly-growing research areas and have demonstrated useful properties in structure-based devices with engineered resonant electric and magnetic responses.
The aim of this Research topic is to cover the latest developments in electromagnetic metamaterials and metasurfaces, including new designs, physics and functions. We welcome submissions of original research that strives to promote the rapid development of this field.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
· Microwave metamaterial lenses
· Electromagnetic invisible cloaks
· Coding and digital metasurfaces
· Electromagnetic illusion devices
· Metasurface antennas
· Programmable metasurfaces
· Metasurface-based lenses
The metamaterials and metasurfaces field is rapidly developing to integrate new physics, new functions and new applications. Devices based on metamaterials and metasurfaces have the potential to bring new features and to even replace the traditional electromagnetic devices in the future. Therefore, functional structural materials have recently become the subject of several rapidly-growing research areas and have demonstrated useful properties in structure-based devices with engineered resonant electric and magnetic responses.
The aim of this Research topic is to cover the latest developments in electromagnetic metamaterials and metasurfaces, including new designs, physics and functions. We welcome submissions of original research that strives to promote the rapid development of this field.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
· Microwave metamaterial lenses
· Electromagnetic invisible cloaks
· Coding and digital metasurfaces
· Electromagnetic illusion devices
· Metasurface antennas
· Programmable metasurfaces
· Metasurface-based lenses
Keywords: electromagnetic metamaterials, metasurface devices, lens antenna, transformation optics, meta-lens
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