Novel Ideas in Optics: From Advanced Materials to Revolutionary Applications

13 Jan 2013 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Vladimir M. Shalaev

At the turn of the 21st century, the enormous progress in the fields of photonics, materials sciences, and nanofabrication resulted in the emergence of a new class of unique optical media - metamaterials. "Meta" in Greek means "beyond." Indeed, these new man-made optical structures pioneered by Sir …