Advanced Metacrystal Media for Aerospace Applications

Abstract

We propose a broad and comprehensive program to investigate a variety of topics relating to advanced metamaterials. We have selected topics across the electromagnetic spectrum with a particular emphasis in the microwave regime in which we will apply a variety of design, fabrication and characterization methods to develop new metamaterial paradigms. In one research thrust, we propose the development of hybrid, anisotropic MetaCrystals for optical and quasi-optical devices. MetaCrystals are the metamaterial analog of natural crystals that serve as critical components in optical technologie.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 14, 2014
Accession Number
ADA610633

Entities

People

  • David R. Smith

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Metamaterials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nonlinear Metamaterials
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space