Functional metasurfaces and metadevices

该项目旨在开发和使用智能元设备，用于灯光控制、高带宽无线通信和安全。超材料的独特性质暗示了几种尚未在现实生活中使用的有用效果。该项目将利用电磁学、力学、胶体化学和纳米制造技术，设计由超薄超表面和三维液体超材料制成的用户友好的可调谐超设备，并演示在微波、太赫兹和光学频率范围内的电磁波操纵。预计这一结果将为澳大利亚工业创造将智能材料商业化的机会。

This project aims to develop and use smart metadevices for light control, high-bandwidth wireless communication and security. Unique properties of metamaterials suggest several useful effects not yet used in real-life. Using electromagnetism, mechanics, colloidal chemistry and nanofabrication, this project will design user-friendly tuneable metadevices made of ultra-thin metasurfaces and three-dimensional liquid metamaterials, and demonstrate electromagnetic wave manipulation in microwave, terahertz and optical frequency ranges. The outcomes are expected to create opportunities for Australian industry to commercialise smart materials.