Nonlinear, Tunable and Active Metamaterials [Hardcover]

Metamaterials, artificial electromagnetic media achieved by structuring on the subwave-length-scale were initially suggested for the negative index and superlensing. They became a paradigm for engineering electromagnetic space and controlling propagation of waves. The research agenda is now shifting on achieving tuneable, switchable, nonlinear and sensing functionalities. The time has come to talk about the emerging research field of metadevices employing active and tunable metamaterials with unique functionalities achieved by structuring of functional matter on the subwave-length scale. This book presents the first systematic and comprehensive summary of the reviews written by the pioneers and top-class experts in the field of metamaterials. It addresses many grand challenges of the cutting edge research for creating smaller and more efficient photonic structures and devices.Nonlinear Metamaterials.- Quantum Metamaterials.- Nonlinear and Tunable LeftHanded Transmission Line Metamaterials.- Nonlinear Optics with Backward Waves.- Tailoring Nonlinear Interactions in Metamaterials.- Intrinsic Localization, Nonlinear Transmission and Multistability in SQUIDbased Metamaterials- Nonlinear ForwardBackward Waves in Artificial Materials.- Optimization Strategies for Secondorder Nonlinear Metamaterials.- Parametric Amplification of Magneto-inductive Waves.- Electrooptical Tuning of the Electromagnetic Response of Metamaterials.- Micromachined Tunable Metamaterials.

Ilya V. Shadrivov received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Radiophysics from the Nizhny Novgorod University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. He received the Ph.D. degree in Physics from the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, in 2005. He is currently a Queen Elizabeth Fellow at the Nonlinear Physics Centre in the Research School of Physical Sciences and a Panel Member of the Optical Society of America Spotlight in Optics.

Mikhail Lapine received a Diploma (M.Sc., with honours) in biolƒ6