Physics and applications of advanced meta surfaces (FWOTM747)

In this project we want to formulate answers to some pressing research questions that currently exist around the development of meta-surfaces. We do this through three different but intrinsically connected objectives. First we study the physics of complex meta-surfaces where we replace the meta-atoms with meta-molecules. Then we develop an analytical formalism with which meta-surfaces can be designed for guiding surface waves. Finally, we broaden the functionalities of meta-surfaces by taking into account time-dependent material properties. The combination of these three objectives will provide us with fundamental insights from the improve the physical functioning of meta-surfaces and offer new perspectives for their applicability in the coming generation of photonic components.

Keywords:Holography, Non-Linear Optics, Photonics, Optival Instrumentation, Optical Computing, Semiconductor Technology, Optical Switches And Modulators, Optical Fibre Sensors, Optical Measurements, Optical Materials, Optical Interconnects, Optical Instrumentation, Vcsels, Micro-Optics, Opto-Electronic Devices, Plastic Photonics

Disciplines:Optics, electromagnetic theory, Materials science and engineering, Nanotechnology, Classical physics, Applied mathematics in specific fields