
Metamaterials
Artificial materials with unusual electromagnetic properties

Plasmonics
Specific metals can offer surprising benefits for guiding and steering

Transformation Optics
A new approach to optical design, including invisibility cloaks

Commercialization
Introducing products or production methods into commerce

Nonlinearity
Extending metamaterials to the nonlinear regime

Metasurface Imager
Metasurfaces can be used as unique antennas & imaging devices

Wireless Power
Metamaterials can play a role in wireless power transfer
Recent Papers
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Equivalence of Polarizability and Circuit Models for Waveguide-Fed Metamaterial Elements
D. R. Smith, M. Sazegar, I. Yoo
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (Early Acces), (2024)
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2024.3439728 -
Experimental characterization of a waveguide-fed varactor-tuned metamaterial element using the coupled dipole framework
I. Yoo, D. R. Smith, M. Boyarsky
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 22, 2 (2022)
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2022.3213668 -
Design of conformal array of rectangular waveguide-fed metasurfaces
I. Yoo, D. R. Smith
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 70, 7 (2022)
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2022.3140822
Research Highlight

19 August 2024
IEEE TAP Features Our Latest Metamaterial Research
We are pleased to announce that our recent research article, "Equivalence of Polarizability and Circuit Models for Waveguide-Fed Metamaterial Elements", has been published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. This work explores the relationship between polarizability and circuit models for waveguide-fed metamaterial elements, offering a powerful tool for efficient metasurface design. Read the article on IEEE Xplore.
Upcoming Conferences
25 - 28 June 2024
AES Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems
Rome, Italy9 - 14 September 2024
Metamaterials Congress
Crete, Greece22 - 27 September 2024
EuMW - European Microwave Week
Paris, France
Latest News
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26 February 2025
David Smith will be participating in a panel discussion at the 11th Annual LDV Vision Summit on March 25. The panel will focus on the advancements in AI and visual technologies applied to materials science. -
15 November 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Michael Boyarsky, a research scientist in the Meta group, has developed groundbreaking metamaterial antennas for satellite imaging. His innovative technology boosts image capture from 100 to 10,000 images per day, enabling real-time tracking of Earth within 15 minutes. -
29 May 2024
Duke Magazine recently published an article describing the interesting, compelling and sometimes weird science of metamaterials, with a focus on Duke's recent commercialization efforts and the transition of metamaterials from the lab to products. Our group is featured in the story, along with several other Duke faculty who have made significant contributions to the metamaterials field.