Metasurfaces and Meta-Devices: From Fundamentals to Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editors
Interests: innovative metasurface technologies enabling high-dimensional light-field engineering for next-generation photonic devices
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metasurfaces, as artificial two-dimensional structures, have become a transformative technology across numerous fields. Their appeal lies in their ultra-thin nature and unparalleled design flexibility, which enable precise, multi-dimensional control over classical waves like light, sound, microwaves, and heat. This capability unlocks groundbreaking applications, including flat miniaturized cameras, compact micro-manipulation systems, and new components for advanced communications.
The field is now in a vibrant state of rapid development. Research has moved beyond static wave manipulation to dynamic metasurfaces that can be actively tuned or passively switched. Their integration with other functional devices to form hybrid systems is also a key focus. At the fundamental physics level, exploration of non-Hermitian and topological physics within metasurfaces has led to the discovery of novel and intriguing wave phenomena.
This Special Issue aims to capture this dynamism by presenting cutting-edge research from various disciplines that utilize the versatile metasurface platform.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jingcheng Zhang
Dr. Tianyue Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metasurface-enabled multi-dimensional light field control
- metasurface-based optical micromanipulation
- metalens imaging
- metasurfaces for advanced optical communications
- heterogeneous metadevice integration
- quantum metasurfaces
- topological photonic crystals and metasurfaces
- nonlocal metasurfaces and BIC
- non-Hermitian and PT metasurfaces
- metasurface-mediated optical singularities
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