Description
Metamaterials: Beyond Crystals, Noncrystals, and Quasicrystals is a comprehensive and updated research monograph that focuses on recent advances in metamaterials based on the effective medium theory in microwave frequencies. Most of these procedures were conducted in the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, China.
The book conveys the essential concept of metamaterials from the microcosmic structure to the macroscopic electromagnetic properties and helps readers quickly obtain needed skills in creating new devices at microwave frequencies using metamaterials. The authors present the latest progress on metamaterials and transformation optics and provide abundant examples of metamaterial-based devices accompanied with detailed procedures to simulate, fabricate, and measure them.
Comprised of ten chapters, the book comprehensively covers both the fundamentals and the applications of metamaterials. Along with an introduction to the subject, the first three chapters discuss effective medium theory and artificial particles. The next three chapters cover homogeneous metamaterials (super crystals), random metamaterials (super noncrystals), and inhomogeneous metamaterials (super quasicrystals). The final four chapters examine gradient-index inhomogeneous metamaterials, nearly isotropic inhomogeneous metamaterials, and anisotropic inhomogeneous metamaterials, after which the authors provide their conclusions and closing remarks. The book is completely self-contained, making it easy to follow.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Natural Materials and Metamaterials
Homogeneous Metamaterials: Several Special Cases
Random Metamaterials
Inhomogeneous Metamaterials
Structure of This Book
Acknowledgments
References
Effective Medium Theory
Lorentz–Drude Models
Retrieval Methods of Effective Medium Parameters
General Effective Medium Theory
References
Artificial Particles
Electrically Resonant Particles
Magnetically Resonant Particles
Dielectric-Metal Resonant Particles
Complementary Particles
Dielectric Particles
Nonresonant Particles
LC Particles
D.C. Particles
References
Homogeneous Metamaterials: Super Crystals
Homogeneous Metamaterials: Periodic Arrangements of Particles
Single-Negative Metamaterials
Double-Negative Metamaterials
Zero-Index Metamaterials
Double-Positive Metamaterials
References
Random Metamaterials: Super Noncrystals
Random Metamaterials: Random Arrangements of Particles
Diffuse Reflections by Metamaterial Coating with Randomly Distributed Gradients of Refractive Index
RCS Reduction by Metasurface with Random Distribution of Reflection Phase
References
Inhomogeneous Metamaterials: Super Quasicrystals
Inhomogeneous Metamaterials: Particularly Nonperiodic Arrays of Meta-Atoms
Geometric Optics Method: Design of Isotropic Metamaterials
Quasi-Conformal Mapping: Design of Nearly Isotropic Metamaterials
Optical Transformation: Design of Anisotropic Metamaterials
Examples
References
Gradient-Index Inhomogeneous Metamaterials
Several Representative GRIN Metamaterials
2D Planar Gradient-Index Lenses
2D Luneburg Lens
2D Half Maxwell Fisheye Lens
3D Planar Gradient-Index Lens
3D Half Luneburg Lens
3D Maxwell Fisheye Lens
Electromagnetic Black Hole
References
Nearly Isotropic Inhomogeneous Metamaterials
2D Ground-Plane Invisibility Cloak
2D Compact Ground-Plane Invisibility Cloak
2D Ground-Plane Illusion-Optics Devices
2D Planar Parabolic Reflector
3D Ground-Plane Invisibility Cloak
3D Flattened Luneburg Lens
References
Anisotropic Inhomogeneous Metamaterials
Spatial Invisibility Cloak
D.C. Circuit Invisibility Cloak
Spatial Illusion-Optics Devices
Circuit Illusion-Optics Devices
References
Conclusions and Remarks
Summary of the Book
New Trends of Metamaterials
References
