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Metamaterials 2016 Table of Contents Sponsors 3 Foreword 5 Preface 6 Welcome Message 7 Committees 8 Location 10 Conference Venue 12 Social Events 13 Session Matrix 14 Programme th Sunday, 18 September 18 Monday, 19th September 18 Plenary Session I 18 Oral Sessions Monday 19 – Morning 18 Oral Sessions Monday 19 – Afternoon 1 23 Poster Session I 27 Oral Sessions Monday 19 – Afternoon 2 35 Tuesday, 20th September 38 Plenary Session II 38 Oral Sessions Tuesday 20 – Morning 38 Oral Sessions Tuesday 20 – Afternoon 1 43 Oral Sessions Tuesday 20 – Afternoon 2 48 1 st Wednesday, 21 September 52 Plenary Session III 52 Oral Sessions Wednesday 21 – Morning 52 Oral Sessions Wednesday 21 – Afternoon 1 56 Poster Session II 60 10th Anniversary Special Session 68 Thursday, 22nd September 70 Oral Sessions Thursday 22 – Morning 1 70 Oral Sessions Thursday 22 – Morning 2 73 Oral Sessions Thursday 22 – Afternoon 1 76 Oral Sessions Thursday 22 – Afternoon 2 80 Notes 84 . 2 Metamaterials 2016 Support, Sponsors, Exhibitors Organizational support Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology http:// qcn.physics.uoc.gr Diamond sponsors Metamaterial Technologies Inc. http://www.metamaterial.com/ Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a smart materials and photonics company that is changing the way we use, interact and benefit from light. The company specializes in metamaterial research, nanofabrication, and computational electromagnetic; bridging the gap between the theoretical and the possible. Through applied physics and intelligent design, it has developed a new platform technology using a variety of smart materials that are capable of dramatically changing how light can be altered and harnessed. This new patented technology can block light, absorb light and enhance light. MTI has been recognized for its metaAIR™ optical filter that can provide laser protection and has been working in partnership with Airbus since 2014 to provide a solution for commercial aviation. MTI is able to develop a wide array of metamaterial applications that encompass several industries including aerospace and defense, healthcare, energy, education, and clean-tech. Its new product NanoWeb®, is an advanced transparent metal mesh conductor which is truly invisible to the human eye. This enables it to be integrated into windows, windshields, goggles, visors and display glass. It offers a superior alternative to Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), Silver Nanowire (AgNW), graphene and carbon nanotube among other ITO-alternative technologies. The company is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has offices in London, England and Pleasanton, California. Silver sponsors American Physical Society http://journals.aps.org/ 3 Exhibitors Institue Of Physics Publishing http://ioppublishing.org/ Photon Design https://www.photond.com/ Sponsors Nature Materials http://www.nature.com/nmat/ Nature Communications http://www.nature.com/ncomms/ World Scientific http://www.worldscientific.com/ American Elements https://www.americanelements.com/ CRC Press www.crcpress.com Materials Horizons http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/ mh Journal of Materials Chemistry C http://pubs.rsc.org/En/journals/journalissues/t c 4 Metamaterials 2016 Foreword It It is our great pleasure to welcome you at the 10th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2016) in Chania, Greece. This event is co- organised by the Virtual Institute for Artificial Electromagnetic Materials and Metamaterials (METAMORPHOSE VI) and FORTH. The Congress series, initiated by the European Network of Excellence METAMORPHOSE and convened annually by the METAMORPHOSE VI, is recognised as a prime event in the metamaterial community. Owing to the multidisciplinary nature of artificial electromagnetic materials, the Congress brings together researchers and engineers working in material science and electromagnetic theory, optics and microwaves, physics of solids and acoustics, nanofabrication, chemistry, and device design. This provides a unique forum for presenting the latest results in the rapidly growing fields of metamaterials and their applications. The Congress traditions, established and nurtured by its preceding editions and predecessors, International Conferences on Complex Media and Metamaterials (Bianisotropics) and Rome International Workshops on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC, will be further advanced in Chania. The Congress programme covers a broad range of research in artificial electromagnetic materials and surfaces for radio, microwave, terahertz, and optical frequencies, as well as in acoustic, thermal, mechanical, superconductor and quantum metamaterials and their applications. A balanced mix of plenary, invited, contributed and poster presentations, all subjected to rigorous peer review, encompasses diverse aspects of the fundamental theory, modelling, design, applications, fabrication, and measurements. The Congress is traditionally accompanied by the European Doctoral School on Metamaterials. This year school is devoted to “Metamaterials from THz to optics”. We would like to thank all our sponsors and colleagues who have helped with the Congress organisation and offered their scientific and technical contributions. The success of the conference series allows METAMORPHOSE VI, as a non-for-profit international association, to provide financial support to a number of participants and particularly students, operate European Doctoral Programme on Metamaterials (EUPROMETA) and deliver other services to the Community. Filiberto Bilotti, Geneal Chair Andrea Alù, General Co-Chair 5 Metamaterials 2016 Preface Research on metamaterials and metasurfaces is developing and expanding fast. Artificial materials with engineered properties are created and studied not only for the whole electromagnetic spectrum, but also for acoustics and mechanics. Although the term “metamaterial” appeared only about 15 years ago, research on artificial electromagnetic materials started very soon after J.C. Maxwell wrote his equations. The history of this congress goes back to 1993, when the first workshops on complex media electromagnetics were initiated. This edition of the congress is a special one, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the congress series in its present format. The selection of papers for the focused program with only three parallel sessions from over 350 submitted abstracts was a difficult task. The program includes 174 oral presentations (15 min), 39 invited talks (30 min) and 3 extended oral presentations, upgraded based on the submitted abstracts (30 min). More than 100 posters will be discussed in two interactive sessions. I would like to thank all the members of the Technical Program Committee and our great team of 63 reviewers who have helped to form the program. The names of the reviewers can be found on the conference web site. We hope that constructive review comments will be helpful for you also in future work. Traditionally, the plenary talks are highlights of the congress. This year, the three speakers will talk about nonreciprocal and nonlinear metasurfaces, topological principles, and science and applications of microwave metasurfaces. Three special sessions will focus on seismic metamaterials, bio-inspired advanced materials, and on commercialization of metamaterials. To celebrate the Congress anniversary, we have organized a special evening event. I hope that you will enjoy the presentations, interactions, and return with many new ideas for your future work. I wish you a wonderful stay on Crete! Sergei Tretyakov, Chair of the Technical Programme Committee 6 Metamaterials 2016 Welcome message Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are happy to welcome you in Crete for the 10th Edition of the International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2016. The conference takes place in West Crete, close to the picturesque town of Chania, in a place that combines rich history, high quality education and research, and a unique natural environment composed of beautiful beaches, wild gorges, and green and wild mountains. The conference is co-organized by the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), one of the biggest and most successful research centres in Greece, and in particular by its Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), which is an internationally recognized center of excellence in Lasers and Applications, Microelectronics and Devices, Materials Science and Theoretical and Computational Physics. Besides FORTH, Crete has other Institutions, with more recognized the University of Crete, centered at Heraklion, which was classified among the top 100 young (less than 50 years old) Universities worldwide, as well as the Technical University of Crete, located in Chania, with emphasis in Engineering Sciences. All these institutions are characterized by high quality research and education, making Crete a place that combines a glorious past with an inspiring present. We are happy for another reason too: this year’s conference is the 10th anniversary of the Metamaterials Conference, a conference series that we followed from its first steps and which we believe is started and it continues to be among the highest quality conferences in the fascinating area of Metamaterials. We wish and hope that you will enjoy the conference, you will have the chance to have fruitful discussions with colleagues and friends and to stay updated with the latest important
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