Metaphotonics : An emerging field with opportunities and challenges

• Metaphotonics is an emerging multidisciplinary field that deals with manipulation of electro-magnetic fields in nanoengineered (meta)materials using both electric and magnetic interactions and their cross-coupling. It offers unprecedented control of both linear and nonlinear optical functions for applications ranging from optical switching, to negative- and near-zero refractive index metamaterials, to chiral bioimaging, to cloaking. However, realization of such applications requires physics-guided nanoengineering of appropriate artificial media with electro-magnetic properties at visible and infrared wavelengths that are tailored to surpass those of any naturally-occurring material. Here, we review metaphotonics with a broadened vision and scope, introduce potential applications, describe the role of theoretical physics through multiscale modeling, review the materials development and current status, and outline opportunities in this fertile emerging field.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Density-Functional Theory

Split-Ring Resonators

Negative-Index Metamaterials

Polarizable Continuum Model

Enhanced Raman-Scattering

Chiral Poly(Fluorene-Alt-Benzothiadiazole) Pfbt

3-Dimensional Photonic Metamaterials

Quantum Plasmon Resonances

Random-Phase-Approximation

Left-Handed Metamaterials

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