Metamaterials Science and Technology

Metamaterials are artificially constructed materials exhibiting unique EM properties, which are generally not found in nature. In case of electromagnetic wave propagation through metamaterials, the electric field vector E, the magnetic field vector H, and the wave vector k constitute a left-handed triplet. This is not the case for naturally occurring materials. Many basic electromagnetic phenomena, such as Doppler shift, Snell's law, and Cerenkov radiation get reversed in metamaterials. These unusual but potentially useful properties open up unique possibilities to implement this novel structure in numerous applications such as, lenses and antennas design, imaging with super-resolution, microwave devices, dispersion compensating interconnects, radars, and most importantly in the seemingly sci-fi area of invisibility cloaking. 

The handbook series covers all the aspects of metamaterial science and technology from theoretical modeling to fabrication techniques, and from measurements procedures to hardware realization. Each volume in this series is edited by experts, with more global experts contributing chapters based on their work. The volumes in this series will prove useful to researchers and practicing engineers alike.