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Integrating microsystems with metamaterials towards metadevices.
Xiaoguang Zhao1, Guangwu Duan1, Aobo Li1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA USA.
Microsystems & Nanoengineering
|May 7, 2019
Summary
Electromagnetic metamaterials offer tunable properties for advanced optical devices. Integrating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with these engineered materials enables novel functional metadevices with enhanced capabilities.
Area of Science:
- Physics
- Materials Science
- Electrical Engineering
Background:
- Electromagnetic metamaterials are engineered materials with controllable electric permittivity and magnetic permeability.
- Their properties depend on unit cell geometry, allowing versatile electromagnetic designs.
- Recent focus is on reconfigurable, tunable, and nonlinear metamaterials for metadevices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the fundamentals of electromagnetic metamaterials.
- To explore the integration of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with metamaterials.
- To discuss functional metadevices and future outlooks for metamaterial-enabled photonic devices.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on metamaterials and MEMS integration.
- Analysis of synergistic effects between MEMS and metamaterials.
- Discussion of design principles for functional metadevices.
Main Results:
- Metamaterials offer unprecedented control over electromagnetic properties.
- MEMS provide powerful platforms for manipulating metamaterial properties and integrating functions.
- Synergy between MEMS and metamaterials leads to novel functional metadevices.
Conclusions:
- The integration of MEMS with metamaterials is crucial for developing advanced metadevices.
- Future photonic devices will benefit from the reconfigurable and tunable properties offered by these hybrid systems.
- Continued research in this area promises significant advancements in optical and photonic technologies.
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