PolaritonLes polaritons sont des quasiparticules issues du couplage fort entre une onde lumineuse et une onde de polarisation électrique. Plusieurs cas de figure sont possibles : L'onde de polarisation est un phonon optique, c’est-à-dire essentiellement l'oscillation mécanique de deux atomes de charge opposée à l'intérieur d'un cristal. Les polaritons phononiques ont été beaucoup étudiés par la spectroscopie Raman dans les années 1970 - 80 et ont permis de mesurer la constante diélectrique à haute fréquence dans les semiconducteurs.
Metamaterial antennaMetamaterial antennas are a class of antennas which use metamaterials to increase performance of miniaturized (electrically small) antenna systems. Their purpose, as with any electromagnetic antenna, is to launch energy into free space. However, this class of antenna incorporates metamaterials, which are materials engineered with novel, often microscopic, structures to produce unusual physical properties. Antenna designs incorporating metamaterials can step-up the antenna's radiated power.
Tunable metamaterialA tunable metamaterial is a metamaterial with a variable response to an incident electromagnetic wave. This includes remotely controlling how an incident electromagnetic wave (EM wave) interacts with a metamaterial. This translates into the capability to determine whether the EM wave is transmitted, reflected, or absorbed. In general, the lattice structure of the tunable metamaterial is adjustable in real time, making it possible to reconfigure a metamaterial device during operation.
