Advances in Metamaterial and Asymmetry/Symmetry

Dear Colleagues,

Metamaterials are macroscopic composite materials with periodic subwavelength structures whose electromagnetic properties can be controlled not only by varying the chemical composition but also by engineering the shape of the meta-atoms and their internal structures, as well as the mutual positions and orientations of the meta-atoms in the composite material. In general, the symmetry and asymmetry of the structure is a crucial factor in the design of metamaterials, as well as the engineering of the optimal properties for specific applications.

In recent years, metamaterials have established themselves as one of the most important topics in physics and engineering and have found practical applications across a wide variety of fields, including photonics, condensed matter physics, materials science, and biological and medical physics.

In the foreseeable future, we may see applications that drive the optimal design of engineered materials and surfaces, reconfigurable, adaptive and software-defined metamaterials, etc.

This Special Issue of Symmetry features articles on recent advances in metamaterial and asymmetry/symmetry, showcasing both fundamental research and applications, as well as shared advances in theory, numerical modeling, and experiments. We welcome both original research and review articles.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, bound states in the continuum in metamaterials, strong coupling in metamaterials, topological properties in metamaterials, nonlinear and quantum effects in metamaterials, novel optical phenomena in metamaterials, and optical and optoelectronic devices based on metamaterials.

Submit your paper and select the Journal “Symmetry” and the Special Issue “Advances in Metamaterial and Symmetry/Asymmetry” via: MDPI submission system. Our papers will be published on a rolling basis, and we will be pleased to receive your submission once you have finished it.

Dr. Guidong Liu
Dr. Shuyuan Xiao
Dr. Qi Lin
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• metamaterials
• metasurfaces
• sub-wavelength nanostructures
• novel optical phenomena in metamaterials
• bound states in the continuum in metamaterials
• topological properties in metamaterials
• optical and optoelectronic devices based on metamaterials