Resonant plasmonic and metamaterial structures allow for control of fundamental optical
processes such as absorption, emission and refraction at the nanoscale. Considerable …

Most plasmonic super absorbers use the excitation of surface plasmons to achieve perfect
absorption in metal nanostructures. We present a design for an ultrathin metal …

Most broadband metamaterial absorbers are realized by patterning periodic arrays of
plasmonic nanoparticles (> 100 nm) on dielectric/metallic substrates to enable both electric …

Nanostructured photonic materials enable control and manipulation of light at
subwavelength scales and exhibit unique optical functionalities. In particular, plasmonic …

Resonant absorbers based on nanostructured materials are promising for variety of
applications including optical filters, thermophotovoltaics, thermal emitters and hot-electron …

High absorption efficiency is particularly desirable at present for various microtechnological
applications including microbolometers, photodectors, coherent thermal emitters, and solar …

Metamaterial-based perfect absorbers utilize intrinsic loss, with the aid of appropriate
structural design, to achieve near unity absorption at a certain wavelength. For most of the …

A simple metamaterial-based wide-angle plasmonic absorber is introduced, fabricated, and
experimentally characterized using angle-resolved infrared spectroscopy. The …

Radiation absorbers have increasingly been attracting attention as crucial components for
controllable thermal emission, energy harvesting, modulators, etc. However, it is still …

We propose a design of an ultra-broadband absorber based on a thin metamaterial
nanostructure composed of a periodic array of titanium-silica (Ti-SiO_2) cubes and an …