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Metamaterials: Properties and Applications

Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials designed to manipulate electromagnetic, acoustic, or thermal waves, exhibiting properties that defy classical physics, such as negative refractive index and cloaking. Key advancements include the ability to achieve superlensing, electromagnetic cloaking, and enhanced absorption through specific geometric structuring at subwavelength scales. Current applications span super-resolution imaging, 5G communications, stealth technology, and ongoing research into quantum metamaterials and space applications.

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Metamaterials: Properties and Applications

Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials designed to manipulate electromagnetic, acoustic, or thermal waves, exhibiting properties that defy classical physics, such as negative refractive index and cloaking. Key advancements include the ability to achieve superlensing, electromagnetic cloaking, and enhanced absorption through specific geometric structuring at subwavelength scales. Current applications span super-resolution imaging, 5G communications, stealth technology, and ongoing research into quantum metamaterials and space applications.

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METAMATERIALS

~Beyond conventional Physics


Introduction
Artificially engineered materials - to manipulate electromagnetic ,

acoustic or thermal waves.

Properties - from the geometric structuring at subwavelength scales

Defy Classical Physics - negative refractive index, cloaking,

superlensing
HISTORY
Theoretical Experimental Experimental
Foundations Idea Realisation

Victor Veselago David Smith John Pendry

1967 2000 2000


01 Negative Refractive Index

02 Superlensing

PROPERTIES
03 Electromagnetic Cloaking

04 Enhanced Absorption
1. NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE
INDEX
In Conventional Materials :
Light - Snell's law
Poynting Vector and Propagation Vector - same
bbbdirection
In Metamaterials : Permittivity and Permeability -
negative
Light - does not obey Snell's law
Poynting Vector and Propagation Vector - same
bbbdirection - Left Handed Waves
2. SUPERLENSING EFFECT
Conventional lenses - cannot resolve details smaller
than half the wavelength - due to the decay of
evanescent waves.
Evanescent waves - carry high resolution detail but
fade away quickly.

Metamaterials - amplify evanescent waves - thus


even the tiniest details can be captured.
This is the principle behind the "SUPERLENS" -
which breaks the diffraction limit.
3. ELECTROMAGNETIC
CLOAKING
Cloaking - ability of metamaterials to bend light
around an object - making it effectively invisible.
Based on - Transformation Optics - where light is
guided to pass around an object without scattering

The refractive index of the Metamaterials - is


engineered to vary spatially - which enables light to
bypass the object and continue along its original
path.
The object invisible because light doesn’t interact
with it.
4. ENHANCED ABSORPTION
Metamaterials - trap and absorb more
electromagnetic energy than traditional
materials - Enhanced Absorption
Achieved by - resonant structures - interact
and trap light efficiently at specific
frequencies
STRUCTURES
Metamaterials - made of repeating artificial unit cells - meta atoms - that are smaller
than the wavelength of the waves they manipulate.
The properties of Metamaterials - come from the Structure - not the Chemical
composition

Split-Ring Resonators (SRRs) Wire Arrays Gradient-Index Metamaterials


Tiny metallic loops with gaps, designed Arrangements of thin metallic wires Structures where the refractive index
to generate an artificial magnetic that create negative permittivity gradually changes to bend light
response. smoothly (used in cloaking
Applications & Future
Prospects
Current Applications On-Going Research
Super-resolution imaging –
Quantum metamaterials –
Capturing nanoscale details
Controlling quantum states via
beyond optical limits.
structured materials.
Metamaterial antennas – 5G,
Space metamaterials –
satellite, and military
Lightweight, heat-resistant
communications.
materials for space tech.
Stealth technology – Radar-
Wireless power transfer –
invisible aircraft and ships.
Improving efficiency for wireless
Solar panels – Enhanced light
charging.
absorption for maximum
efficiency.
THANK YOU!

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