Alignment-free three-dimensional optical metamaterials

Yang Zhao, Jinwei Shi, Liuyang Sun, Xiaoqin Li, Andrea Alù

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Abstract

Three-dimensional optical metamaterials based on multilayers typically rely on critical vertical alignment to achieve the desired functionality. Here the conditions under which three-dimensional metamaterials with different functionalities may be realized without constraints on alignment are analyzed and demonstrated experimentally. This study demonstrates that the release of alignment constraints for multilayered metamaterials is allowed, while their anomalous interaction with light is preserved.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1439-1445
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 5 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • metamaterials
  • nanofabrication
  • plasmonics
  • shift-invariant
  • stretchable

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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