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Metamaterials Controlled with Light
Author(s) -
Ilya V. Shadrivov,
Polina Kapitanova,
Stanislav I. Maslovski,
Yuri S. Kivshar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.109.083902
Subject(s) - metamaterial , metamaterial cloaking , photonic metamaterial , reflection (computer programming) , transformation optics , optics , microwave , electromagnetic radiation , metamaterial antenna , split ring resonator , optoelectronics , ray , physics , metamaterial absorber , materials science , tunable metamaterials , computer science , directional antenna , antenna (radio) , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , slot antenna , programming language
We suggest and verify experimentally the concept of functional metamaterials whose properties are remotely controlled by illuminating the metamaterial with a pattern of visible light. In such metamaterials arbitrary gradients of the effective material parameters can be achieved simply by adjusting the profile of illumination. We fabricate such light-tunable microwave metamaterials and demonstrate their unique functionalities for reflection, shaping, and focusing of electromagnetic waves.

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