The RESEARCH THRUSTS of the Center include:
➢ MICROWAVE and THz TECHNOLOGIES:

• High permittivity materials
• Extreme anisotropies
• Field enhancements
• Increased detector sensitivity
• Low observable structures

➢ OPTICAL COMPONENTS:

• Perfect lenses
• Micro-polarizers and polarizer arrays
• Beam shaping & beam steering
• Active optical components
• CLoaking and camouflaging materials

➢ SENSORS:

• Polarimetric and nonpolarimetric
• Multiwavelength detectors
• Focal plane arrays
• Biological and chemical sensors

➢ SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES:

• Solar cells
• Transparent electrodes
• Light harvesting templates
• Concentrators

 
For each of these research thrusts, projects ranging from fundamental research, design, modeling, fabrication and testing will be performed as described below:
 
➢ DESIGN / MODELING / SIMULATION – Fundamental properties of metamaterials are studied and applied to particular applications. Design and simulations are performed using several tools and techniques including: Ansys HFSS, COMSOL, Lumerical, Sonnet Software, CST Microwave Studio, and proprietary rigorous coupled wave analysis.
➢ FABRICATION – Metamaterials and devices are fabricated at laboratories at UNCC, CUNY, Clarkson and WCU. Fabrication tools at these universities include tools for nano & microfabrication, CNC machines, 3D printers and other rapid prototypingmachines.
➢ TESTING – WCU, UNCC and CUNY all have advanced optical testing facilities that perform optical characterization from the RF to UV spectral ranges.