Controlling the Polarization State of Light with a Dispersion-Free Metastructure

Metamaterials, artificial structures with unexpected properties, only function over a limited spectral window. Scientists have recently determined that the technique of combining a metallic metamaterial with a dielectric interlayer creates a device that modulates light over a wide range of frequencies.

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