The Futures of Transformations and Metamaterials 

P. Kinsler, M. W. McCall

    Department of Physics, 
    Imperial College,
    Prince Consort Road,
    London SW7 2AZ, 
    United Kingdom.


    PNFA, to appear (2015)
    doi: 10.1016/j.photonics.2015.04.005


   Those researchers who are part of the metamaterials
community stand at a fork in the road ­ does the maturation
of metamaterial fabrication lead to a focus on applications
and technology, or does it suggest an opportunity to pursue
more blue-sky scientific concepts? At Metamaterials 2013 in
Bordeuax, one speaker focussed explicitly on the
opportunities for applications and funding on the road leading
to metamaterial technology. Here, in deliberate contrast, we
look instead at the interesting opportunities in curiosity-led
research based around the ideas of transformation and
metamaterials. The genesis of this article was in the
presentation on "Transformation Futures" given as part
of the "Transforming Transformation Optics" meeting held at
Imperial College London in December 2013.


Email: Dr.Paul.Kinsler@physics.org