Metamaterials Fabrication
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Fabricating Metamaterials Using the Fiber Drawing Method
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2012
Metamaterials at terahertz frequencies offer unique opportunities, but are challenging to fabricate in bulk. We adapt the fabrication procedure for microstructured polymer optical fibers to inexpensively fabricate metamaterials potentially on an industrial scale. We produce polymethylmethacrylate fibers containing ~10 μm diameter indium wires separated by ~100 μm, which exhibit a terahertz plasmonic response.
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Simulation, Fabrication and Characterization of THz Metamaterial Absorbers
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2012
This protocol outlines the simulation, fabrication and characterization of THz metamaterial absorbers. Such absorbers, when coupled with an appropriate sensor, have applications in THz imaging and spectroscopy.
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Fabrication of Nanopillar-Based Split Ring Resonators for Displacement Current Mediated Resonances in Terahertz Metamaterials
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2017
A protocol for the design and fabrication of a novel nanopillar-based split ring resonator (SRR) is presented.
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A Method to Fabricate Disconnected Silver Nanostructures in 3D
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2012
Femtosecond-laser direct-writing is frequently used to create three-dimensional (3D) patterns in polymers and glasses. However, patterning metals in 3D remains a challenge. We describe a method for fabricating silver nanostructures embedded inside a polymer matrix using a femtosecond laser centered at 800 nm.
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Fabrication of Periodic Gold Nanocup Arrays Using Colloidal Lithography
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2017
We demonstrate the fabrication of periodic gold nanocup arrays using colloidal lithographic techniques and discuss the importance of nanoplasmonic films.
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Dimensional accuracy determines whether the manufactured architecture produces the intended interaction with the relevant waves. Small deviations in unit-cell geometry or arrangement can alter transmission, absorption, or refraction because these properties arise from the collective behavior of precisely positioned structures. For engineering designs, controlling dimensions across the fabricated area is therefore central to reproducing predicted performance and maintaining reliable device behavior.
The relevant wavelength establishes a dimensional constraint for the architecture: unit cells are often made smaller than the wavelength being controlled. This relationship lets the arranged cells act collectively on electromagnetic, acoustic, or mechanical waves rather than functioning as unrelated macroscopic features. Consequently, a design intended for one wave regime cannot automatically transfer to another without reconsidering its dimensions.
Material selection is essential because the chosen material must work with the intended fabrication route while supporting the targeted architecture and wave interaction. It is not an isolated choice: geometry, arrangement, and processing scale also influence the resulting behavior. In engineering development, evaluating materials together with dimensional accuracy helps connect a manufactured structure to its planned transmission, absorption, or refraction response.
Metamaterials fabrication can use lithography, etching, deposition, or additive manufacturing. These approaches support precisely patterned architectures across micro- to macroscopic scales, but the suitable route depends on the structure that must be produced and the scale at which it is required. Selecting among them is therefore part of engineering the manufacturing process, not merely a final production detail.
Scalable processing matters when an engineered architecture must move beyond a small demonstration toward larger or more widely deployable systems. The fabrication method must preserve the intended geometry and arrangement as the structure extends across micro- to macroscopic dimensions. Without that consistency, fabrication quality can limit the ability to reproduce controlled transmission, absorption, refraction, or other wave-related performance.
Fabricated metamaterial architectures can support antennas, sensing, imaging, wave control, and advanced mechanical systems. The relevant output depends on how the patterned structure interacts with electromagnetic, acoustic, or mechanical waves, including whether it is designed to influence transmission, absorption, or refraction. This range makes fabrication an enabling engineering step linking patterned geometry to system-level function.