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Light Manipulation in Metallic Nanowire Networks with Functional Connectivity
Author(s) -
Galinski Henning,
Fratalocchi Andrea,
Döbeli Max,
Capasso Federico
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201600580
Subject(s) - materials science , metamaterial , nanotechnology , complex system , nanowire , class (philosophy) , optoelectronics , computer science , artificial intelligence
Guided by ideas from complex systems, a new class of network metamaterials is introduced for light manipulation, which are based on the functional connectivity among heterogeneous subwavelength components arranged in complex networks. The model system is a nanonetwork formed by dealloying a metallic thin film. The connectivity of the network is deterministically controlled, enabling the formation of tunable absorbing states.