Advance in Plasmonics and Metamaterials

Dear Colleagues,

Plasmonics and metamaterials have attracted increasing interest both in terms of fundamental physics and industry. Recently, these two fields have been strongly connected to produce a new horizon, known as plasmonic metamaterials, where the fields of surface plasmons and metamaterials inspire each other. A great deal of significant research is being addressed in a wide range of wavelengths, from ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and terahertz to microwave, in various applications, such as biological and chemical sensors, solar cells, photodetectors, light emitters, lenses, microscopy, antennas and defense, and in various materials, such as metals, semiconductors, dielectrics, nitrides, graphene, and 2D materials. Fabrication methods are also important due to the construction of complex artificial structures with nanoscale sizes. Recent advances in plasmonics and metamaterials, therefore, extend over a wide range of diverse fields.

This Special Issue aims to introduce recent progress in plasmonics and metamaterials from a wide perspective to encourage a greater synergy in the research community. 

Prof. Dr. Masafumi Kimata
Dr. Shinpei Ogawa
Guest Editors

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