Introduction

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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Interband Transition Electron Beam Lithography Frequency Selective Surface Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolutionary Strategy Direct Laser Writing 
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