Metasurface enhanced AFM cantilevers

B Speet, F Silvestri, G Gerini, SM Tabari… - Metamaterials …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In this contribution, we present the application of an optical metasurface polarization rotator
in an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) setup. In AFM, the laser beam used to measure the …

Metasurface-enhanced optical lever sensitivity for atomic force microscopy

Z Yao, X Xia, Y Hou, P Zhang, X Zhai, Y Chen - Nanotechnology, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We proposed the integration of metasurfaces on atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilevers
to improve the optical lever sensitivity. The metasurface positioned at the back of an AFM …

Experimental realization of a pillared metasurface for flexural wave focusing

W Wang, J Iglesias, Y Jin, B Djafari-Rouhani, A Khelif - Apl Materials, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A metasurface is an array of subwavelength units with modulated wave responses that show
great potential for the control of refractive/reflective properties in compact functional devices …

Tunable focusing by a flexible metasurface

Y Zárate, IV Shadrivov, DA Powell - Photonics and Nanostructures …, 2017 - Elsevier
An efficient reflective metasurface with elastically tunable focal length is proposed and
experimentally demonstrated. The metasurface consists of electric resonators embedded in …

A metaplate in MEMS for innovative applications: Vibration isolation and tunable mechanical filters

Z Yao, V Zega, Y Su, A Corigliano - 2020 IEEE SENSORS, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Metamaterials are artificial materials with extraordinary properties not available in nature.
They are usually made by periodic structures and present a variety of applications. Here …

Rapid characterization of metasurface unit cells using scanning differential heterodyne microscopy

RA Deshpande, IM Akhmedzhanov… - … on Artificial Materials …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of metasurfaces is reduced due to factors like fabrication uncertainties and
near-field coupling, which can be solved by direct characterization of individual elements …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing multiple beam interferometry in the surface forces apparatus: Novel optics, reflection mode modeling, metal layer thicknesses, birefringence, and …

KA Schwenzfeier, A Erbe, P Bilotto… - Review of Scientific …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Multiple beam interferometry (MBI) evolved as a powerful tool for the simultaneous
evaluation of thin film thicknesses and refractive indices in Surface Forces Apparatus (SFA) …

Metamaterials–from fundamentals and MEMS tuning mechanisms to applications

Y Chang, J Wei, C Lee - Nanophotonics, 2020 - degruyter.com
Metamaterials, consisting of subwavelength resonant structures, can be artificially
engineered to yield desired response to electromagnetic waves. In contrast to the naturally …

Extreme coupling: A route towards local magnetic metamaterials

C Menzel, E Hebestreit, R Alaee, M Albooyeh, S Mühlig… - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
Genuinely homogeneous metamaterials, which may be characterized by local effective
constitutive relations, are required for many spectacular metamaterial applications. Such …

Nanoresonator based dielectric surfaces for light manipulation

F Silvestri, E Pisano, G Gerini… - 2015 10th European …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last years, increasing interest has grown on the synthesis of light-weight, miniaturized
surfaces for light manipulation based on metamaterials. These surfaces can be easily …