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Numerical Methods for Metamaterial Design

Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics ((TAP,volume 127))

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This chapter provides the context for the book in relation to the rest of the optical metamaterials community. First, a brief historical overview of optical metamaterial developments up to the start of the twentieth century is given. This is followed by a discussion of the field in relation to academic publications, nanofabrication, and electromagnetic simulations; and how developments in all three areas have contributed to the field as we know it today. The last section of the chapter presents the general framework for combining numerical optimization methods with full-field electromagnetic simulations for the design of metamaterials.

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Notes

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    Citations compiled through Web of Science, March 2012.

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    Figure 1.5(b) was produced using the resources of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

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    Figure 1.6 was produced using the resources of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

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    Figure 1.7 was produced using the resources of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

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    Figure 1.8 was produced using the resources of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

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Diest, K. (2013). Introduction. In: Diest, K. (eds) Numerical Methods for Metamaterial Design. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 127. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6664-8_1

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