Artificial materials - metamaterials and plasmonics for electromagnetic applications
Course objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. The Course is aimed to provide the general electromagnetic theory of artificial materials, metamaterials and plasmonic structures, of considerable importance in many recent applications. CAPABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. The students will be able to model from the electromagnetic point of view, and to simulate the relevant behaviour using numerical techniques, some materials of particular interest in the applications. MAKING AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS. Written reports will be compiled. COMMUNICATE SKILLS. Oral presentations will be performed. LEARNING SKILLS. Key instruments extensively used for their physical intuition and representative generality are the constitutive relations, the homogenization concept and the equivalent-circuit representations.
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FABRIZIO FREZZA
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
Electromagnetic applications of nanostructures. Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) and applications. Photonic (PBG) or Electromagnetic (EBG) Crystals and applications. Numerical simulation of periodic electromagnetic structures. Metamaterials and applications. The wire medium. Equivalent-circuit representations. Surface Plasmons and applications. Numerical methods of analysis for nanostructured materials. Experimental characterization techniques. Innovation and technology transfer.
Prerequisites
knowledge of basic electromagnetics
Books
L. Solymar, E. Shamonina, Waves in Metamaterials, Oxford University Press, 2009.
W. Cai, V. Shalaev, Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications, Springer, 2010.
Slides, tutorials, papers available on the Course website.
Propaedeutic material: F. Frezza, A Primer on Electromagnetic Fields, Springer, 2015.
Frequency
The principal teaching method will be frontal lessons. Moreover, exercises are scheduled to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired. If possible, seminars and guided visits will be scheduled.
Exam mode
The exam will take place by an oral test, after the end of the course and for the duration of maximum one hour, in which the questions aim at verifying the acquisition of the concepts and methodologies discussed during the lessons, with reference to the objectives, and in particular to: the understanding of the concepts transmitted during the lessons relevant to basic electromagnetics topics of greatest relevance; the students’ capability of autonomous learning, formulating autonomous evaluations related to the importance of the treated topics in electromagnetic applications; the communication skills shown. The examination includes an oral presentation of the contents of a scientific article chosen together with the lecturer, on topics related to the course programme.
Bibliography
Metamaterials Handbook, F. Capolino Editor, CRC Press, 2 vols., 2009.
L. Novotny, B. Hecht, Principles of Nano-Optics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
L. Solymar, D. Walsh, R.R.A. Syms, Electrical properties of materials, 10th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2019.
J.D. Joannopoulos, S.G. Johnson, J.N. Winn, R.D. Meade, Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light, 2nd Edition, Princeton University Press, 2008.
European Commission Studies and Reports, "Nanostructured metamaterials", Exchange between experts in electromagnetics and material science, Eds.: S. Tretyakov, P. Barois, T. Scharf, V. Kruglyak, I. Bergmair
Lesson mode
Attendance is not compulsory but strongly adviced.
FABRIZIO FREZZA
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
Electromagnetic applications of nanostructures. Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) and applications. Photonic (PBG) or Electromagnetic (EBG) Crystals and applications. Numerical simulation of periodic electromagnetic structures. Metamaterials and applications. The wire medium. Equivalent-circuit representations. Surface Plasmons and applications. Numerical methods of analysis for nanostructured materials. Experimental characterization techniques. Innovation and technology transfer.
Prerequisites
knowledge of basic electromagnetics
Books
L. Solymar, E. Shamonina, Waves in Metamaterials, Oxford University Press, 2009.
W. Cai, V. Shalaev, Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications, Springer, 2010.
Slides, tutorials, papers available on the Course website.
Propaedeutic material: F. Frezza, A Primer on Electromagnetic Fields, Springer, 2015.
Frequency
The principal teaching method will be frontal lessons. Moreover, exercises are scheduled to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired. If possible, seminars and guided visits will be scheduled.
Exam mode
The exam will take place by an oral test, after the end of the course and for the duration of maximum one hour, in which the questions aim at verifying the acquisition of the concepts and methodologies discussed during the lessons, with reference to the objectives, and in particular to: the understanding of the concepts transmitted during the lessons relevant to basic electromagnetics topics of greatest relevance; the students’ capability of autonomous learning, formulating autonomous evaluations related to the importance of the treated topics in electromagnetic applications; the communication skills shown. The examination includes an oral presentation of the contents of a scientific article chosen together with the lecturer, on topics related to the course programme.
Bibliography
Metamaterials Handbook, F. Capolino Editor, CRC Press, 2 vols., 2009.
L. Novotny, B. Hecht, Principles of Nano-Optics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
L. Solymar, D. Walsh, R.R.A. Syms, Electrical properties of materials, 10th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2019.
J.D. Joannopoulos, S.G. Johnson, J.N. Winn, R.D. Meade, Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light, 2nd Edition, Princeton University Press, 2008.
European Commission Studies and Reports, "Nanostructured metamaterials", Exchange between experts in electromagnetics and material science, Eds.: S. Tretyakov, P. Barois, T. Scharf, V. Kruglyak, I. Bergmair
Lesson mode
Attendance is not compulsory but strongly adviced.
- Lesson code10589170
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseElectronics Engineering
- CurriculumIngegneria Elettronica (percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del doppio titolo italo-statunitense o italo-francese)
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDING-INF/02
- CFU6