Fabrication of metamaterials
US8268394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B2203/42
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of fabricating a metamaterial is provided, comprising providing a sample of engineered microstructured material that is transparent to electromagnetic radiation and comprises one or more voids, passing through the voids a high pressure fluid comprising a functional material carried in a carrier fluid, and causing the functional material to deposit or otherwise integrate into the engineered microstructured material to form the metamaterial. Many microstructured materials and functional materials can be used, together with various techniques for controlling the location of the integration of the functional material within the microstructured material, so that a wide range of different metamaterials can be produced.
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