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  • 1School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.

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Metamaterials with integrated responsive materials offer dynamic control over light. This research explores active metamaterials for advanced applications in sensing, communication, and imaging.

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  • Metamaterials and Nanophotonics
  • Light-Matter Interactions
  • Materials Science

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  • Metamaterials enable precise control of light at subwavelength scales.
  • Static metamaterials utilize metallic and dielectric resonators.
  • Integration of responsive materials imbues metamaterials with dynamic properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of active and tunable metamaterials.
  • To introduce fundamental concepts and control strategies for metamaterial devices.
  • To highlight the potential of metamaterials in diverse scientific and technological fields.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporating responsive materials (semiconductors, liquid crystals, phase-change materials, quantum materials) into metamaterial architectures.
Keywords:
dynamicelectromagneticmetamaterialsmetasurfacesnanophotonictunable

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  • Designing subwavelength resonators for tailored electromagnetic field manipulation.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstration of active metamaterials with enhanced or novel electromagnetic functionality.
    • Realization of devices such as spatial light modulators, effective nonlinear media, and on-demand optics.
    • Achieving reconfigurable or real-time control over light's amplitude, phase, wavevector, polarization, and frequency.

    Conclusions:

    • Active and tunable metamaterials offer emergent electromagnetic responses exceeding the sum of their components.
    • These advanced materials are poised to significantly impact fields like holography, 5G communications, imaging, and quantum technologies.
    • The integration of diverse responsive materials opens new frontiers in electromagnetic device engineering.