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metamaterials

Metamaterials

Artificial materials with unusual electromagnetic properties

Plasmonics

Plasmonics

Specific metals can offer surprising benefits for guiding and steering

Transformation Optics

Transformation Optics

A new approach to optical design, including invisibility cloaks

Commercialization

Commercialization

Introducing products or production methods into commerce

Nonlinear Metamaterials

Nonlinearity

Extending metamaterials to the nonlinear regime

Nonlinear Metamaterials

Metasurface Imager

Metasurfaces can be used as unique antennas & imaging devices

Nonlinear Metamaterials

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

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    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

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    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

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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.

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Latest News

  • WeirdScience

    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.

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    08 May 2024
    Prof. David R. Smith recipient of 2024 Fred W. Ellersick Prize Paper Award for the paper, "Dynamic metasurface antennas for 6G extreme massive MIMO communications", IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 106-113, April 2021.

  • 13 December 2016
    Prof. David R. Smith elected to the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI recognizes academic inventors for their prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.