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HL: Fachverband Halbleiterphysik

HL 5: Symposium Nanostructured Photonic Materials

HL 5.6: Invited Talk

Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:45–18:15, ER 270

Engineering optical space with metamaterials — •Vladimir Shalaev — Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Metamaterials are expected to open a gateway to unprecedented electromagnetic properties and functionality unattainable from naturally occurring materials, thus enabling a family of new *meta-devices*. We review this new emerging field and significant progress in developing metamaterials for the optical part of the spectrum. Specifically, we describe recently demonstrated artificial magnetism across the whole visible, negative-index in the optical range, and challenges along with promising approaches for accomplishing optical cloaking. The new paradigm of engineering space for light with transformation optics will be also discussed.