中国物理B ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 47809-047809.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/4/047809

所属专题： TOPICAL REVIEW — Plasmonics and metamaterials

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Metamaterials and plasmonics：From nanoparticles to nanoantenna arrays, metasurfaces, and metamaterials

Francesco Monticone, Andrea Alú   

  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0803, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
  • 收稿日期:2014-01-08 修回日期:2014-01-29 出版日期:2014-04-15 发布日期:2014-04-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the ONR MURI (Grant No. N00014-10-1-0942).

Metamaterials and plasmonics：From nanoparticles to nanoantenna arrays, metasurfaces, and metamaterials

Francesco Monticone, Andrea Alú   

  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0803, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
  • Received:2014-01-08 Revised:2014-01-29 Online:2014-04-15 Published:2014-04-15
  • Contact: Andrea Alú E-mail:alu@mail.utexas.edu
  • About author:78.67.Pt; 73.20.Mf; 78.67.Bf; 42.25.Fx
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the ONR MURI (Grant No. N00014-10-1-0942).

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摘要： The rise of plasmonic metamaterials in recent years has unveiled the possibility of revolutionizing the entire field of optics and photonics, challenging well-established technological limitations and paving the way to innovations at an unprecedented level. To capitalize the disruptive potential of this rising field of science and technology, it is important to be able to combine the richness of optical phenomena enabled by nanoplasmonics in order to realize metamaterial components, devices, and systems of increasing complexity. Here, we review a few recent research directions in the field of plasmonic metamaterials, which may foster further advancements in this research area. We will discuss the anomalous scattering features enabled by plasmonic nanoparticles and nanoclusters, and show how they may represent the fundamental building blocks of complex nanophotonic architectures. Building on these concepts, advanced components can be designed and operated, such as optical nanoantennas and nanoantenna arrays, which, in turn, may be at the basis of metasurface devices and complex systems. Following this path, from basic phenomena to advanced functionalities, the field of plasmonic metamaterials offers the promise of an important scientific and technological impact, with applications spanning from medical diagnostics to clean energy and information processing.

关键词: plasmonics, metamaterials, nanoparticles, scattering

Abstract: The rise of plasmonic metamaterials in recent years has unveiled the possibility of revolutionizing the entire field of optics and photonics, challenging well-established technological limitations and paving the way to innovations at an unprecedented level. To capitalize the disruptive potential of this rising field of science and technology, it is important to be able to combine the richness of optical phenomena enabled by nanoplasmonics in order to realize metamaterial components, devices, and systems of increasing complexity. Here, we review a few recent research directions in the field of plasmonic metamaterials, which may foster further advancements in this research area. We will discuss the anomalous scattering features enabled by plasmonic nanoparticles and nanoclusters, and show how they may represent the fundamental building blocks of complex nanophotonic architectures. Building on these concepts, advanced components can be designed and operated, such as optical nanoantennas and nanoantenna arrays, which, in turn, may be at the basis of metasurface devices and complex systems. Following this path, from basic phenomena to advanced functionalities, the field of plasmonic metamaterials offers the promise of an important scientific and technological impact, with applications spanning from medical diagnostics to clean energy and information processing.

Key words: plasmonics, metamaterials, nanoparticles, scattering

中图分类号:  (Multilayers; superlattices; photonic structures; metamaterials)

  • 78.67.Pt
73.20.Mf (Collective excitations (including excitons, polarons, plasmons and other charge-density excitations)) 78.67.Bf (Nanocrystals, nanoparticles, and nanoclusters) 42.25.Fx (Diffraction and scattering)