Ian Wark Research Institute
ARC Special Research Centre
ARC Special Research Centre
Research Area: Physics, microfabrication, interfacial science
Supervisors:
Dr Rossen Sedev,
Dr Jason Connor, Dr Bruce
Wedding (Electrical and Information Engineering) and
Laureate Prof John Ralston
Description: Metamaterials exhibit unusual electromagnetic
properties such as a negative refractive index. There has been much
excitement in recent years about the possible applications e.g. smaller,
more effective antennas; sub diffraction focusing and optics; beam
steering and wave guides. Their peculiar properties arise from the
structure rather than the composition of the materials. There is intense
interest in developing metamaterials through microfabrication.
The project is to replicate an assembly of elements that have
demonstrated such properties using state of the art microfabrication
facilities at The Wark. By scaling down the structure using this
approach we aim to develop a material capable of operating at shorter
wavelengths. A suitable microstructure will have to be identified,
engineered and tested.
Reference
Nader Engheta & Richard W. Ziolkowski eds. (2006), METAMATERIALS:
Physics and Engineering Explorations. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE PRESS.
