An Introduction to Metamaterials and Nanophotonics

This book offers a unified presentation of metamaterials building from fundamental nanophotonic principles.

Constantin Simovski (Author), Sergei Tretyakov (Author)

9781108492645, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 November 2020

348 pages
26 x 18.5 x 2.1 cm, 0.85 kg

Metamaterials have established themselves as one of the most important topics in physics and engineering, and have found practical application across a wide variety of fields including photonics, condensed matter physics, materials science, and biological and medical physics. This modern and self-contained text delivers a pedagogical treatment of the topic, rooted within the fundamental principles of nanophotonics. A detailed and unified description of metamaterials and metasurfaces is developed, beginning with photonic crystals and their underlying electromagnetic properties before introducing plasmonic effects and key metamaterial configurations. Recent developments in research are also presented along with cutting-edge applications in the field. This advanced textbook will be invaluable to students and researchers working in the fields of optics and nanophotonics.

1. Introduction
2. Electromagnetic (optical) properties of materials
3. Metamaterials
4. Metasurfaces
5. Photonic crystals
6. Nanophotonic applications of photonic crystals
7. Plasmonics
8. Building blocks for all-optical signal processing: Metatronics
9. Selected topics of optical sensing
10. Nanostructures for enhancement of solar cells
11. Nanostructures for enhancement of thermophotovoltaic systems
Index.

Subject Areas: Applied optics [TTB], Nanotechnology [TBN], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]