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Series:   Elements in Emerging Theories and Technologies in Metamaterials

Metamaterials and Negative Refraction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2020

Rujiang Li ,
Zuojia Wang  and
Hongsheng Chen
Rujiang Li
Affiliation:
Zhejiang University, China
Zuojia Wang
Affiliation:
Shandong University, People's Republic of China
Hongsheng Chen
Affiliation:
Zhejiang University, China

Summary

The discovery of artificial electromagnetic materials, called metamaterials, not only redefines the human perception of constitutive parameters in electromagnetic theory, but also brings forward new phenomena, such as negative refraction. We provide a comprehensive introduction to the unique characteristics of metamaterials, starting with Maxwell's equations and the kDB coordinate system, and moving through to theoretical concepts and design principles of negative refraction in metamaterials. For each kind of media, including isotropic, anisotropic and bianisotropic metamaterials, we discuss the characteristic waves and their properties. We show examples of negative refraction both theoretically and experimentally.
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metamaterialsnegative refractionkDB coordinate system
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Series: Elements in Emerging Theories and Technologies in Metamaterials
Online ISBN: 9781108782371
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 10 December 2020

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