3D Printing: 3D Printed Functionally Graded Plasmonic Constructs (Advanced Optical Materials 18/2017)

A new class of 3D functionally graded plasmonic materials and devices manufactured through 3D printing is presented by Guoliang Liu, Blake N. Johnson, and co‐workers in article number 1700367 . Up to eight different plasmonic inks are interwoven into a single functionally graded construct. Both continuous and discrete 3D gradients in plasmonic properties are realized. The approach is applied toward engineering of next‐generation plasmonic devices. Specifically, the manufacturing of a novel functionally graded plasmonic night‐vision contact lens is demonstrated.