Electromagnetic Metasurfaces and Metamaterials: From Design to Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Controlling electromagnetic wave propagation gives us the leverage to design novel devices for a variety of applications. The artificial arrangement of periodic structures of dielectric and magnetic materials opens up a new class of materials, called Metamaterials and Metasurfaces, which can be used to realize exotic electromagnetic properties. Metamaterials and Metasurfaces provide the scope to develop efficient devices for communication systems, near and far-field imaging, non-destructive evaluation, sensing, energy harvesting, etc. With applications ranging from microwave to optical frequencies and devices ranging from antennas to beam shapers to high efficient polarization converters, there is a huge scope for innovative ideas to design, fabricate, and test these devices. Coupled with novel manufacturing technologies such as additive manufacturing and high-efficiency computational platforms, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces provide a superb platform for the research community to effectively utilize the control over the electromagnetic wave propagation.

This Special Issue, “Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: From Design to Applications” gives electromagnetic researchers a special opportunity to disseminate their research ideas, novel devices, computational aspects, and new fabrication methods. The topics that are broadly covered include, but are not limited to: spatial and temporal photonic crystals; passive and active metamaterials; topological metamaterials; metasurfaces; plasmonic devices; computational electromagnetics; inverse algorithm; non-destructive evaluation; novel fabrication techniques such as additive manufacturing techniques and nano-fabrication methods.

Your research contribution in this journal would encourage the electromagnetic research community to further enhance their knowledge base and industrial interaction.

Prof. Dr. Venkatachalam Subramanian
Guest Editor

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