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Nature Materials 7, 7–8 (1 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/nmat2088
Photonics: Metamaterials add an extra dimension
Abstract
In a major departure from their humble origins as ultrathin monolayers, optical metamaterials have now advanced to three-dimensional bulk media exhibiting both electric and magnetic activity. Since time immemorial people have tried to create materials whose optical properties are not available in natural media. For example, the capability of some gold-containing colourless glasses to dramatically change their optical properties was known as early as the fourth century AD.
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