Optical negative-index metamaterials
@article{Shalaev2007OpticalNM, title={Optical negative-index metamaterials}, author={Vladimir M. Shalaev}, journal={Nature Photonics}, year={2007}, volume={1}, pages={41-48} }
Artificially engineered metamaterials are now demonstrating unprecedented electromagnetic properties that cannot be obtained with naturally occurring materials. In particular, they provide a route to creating materials that possess a negative refractive index and offer exciting new prospects for manipulating light. This review describes the recent progress made in creating nanostructured metamaterials with a negative index at optical wavelengths, and discusses some of the devices that could…
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