An Introduction to Metamaterials and Nanophotonics

Metamaterials have established themselves as one of the most important topics in physics and engineering, and have found practical application across a wide variety of fields including photonics, condensed matter physics, materials science, and biological and medical physics. This modern and self-contained text delivers a pedagogical treatment of the topic, rooted within the fundamental principles of nanophotonics. A detailed and unified description of metamaterials and metasurfaces is developed, beginning with photonic crystals and their underlying electromagnetic properties before introducing plasmonic effects and key metamaterial configurations. Recent developments in research are also presented along with cutting-edge applications in the field. This advanced textbook will be invaluable to students and researchers working in the fields of optics and nanophotonics.

Constantin Simovski is Professor of Radio Science and Engineering at Aalto University. He has worked for over 40 years in the field of nanophotonics, recently with a strong focus on metamaterials, a topic on which he has published extensively. He has also taught a graduate level course on this topic.

Sergei Tretyakov is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University. He has published over 300 journal papers in the area of nanophotonics and metmaterials and has authored or co-authored five research monographs. For several years, he has been teaching a graduate level course on metamaterials at Aalto University.