Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the development of plasmonics and metamaterials has gained significant attention from scientists and technologists. Based on their extraordinary light manipulation ability, diversified optical functions have been realized, including beam steering and beam shaping, while the working waveband covers from ultraviolet to microwave. In addition to optics, the applications of metamaterials are being extended to acoustics, thermotics, and many other subjects. Thereby, the development of plasmonics and metamaterials promotes the development of many scientific areas such as information technology, nanophotonics, and biosensing. Potentially, with the improvement of computing power and nanofabrication technology, diversified plasmonic and metamaterial structures with different shapes, materials, and arrangements can be designed and fabricated at lower cost, inspiring novel applications and entering our daily lives.

In this Special Issue, the latest progress of plasmonics and metamaterials is highlighted and discussed, including but not limited to theory research, material or structure innovation, fabrication method development, and application expansion.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Articles, letters, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Wengang Wu
Guest Editor

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• plasmonics
• surface plasmon
• metamaterials
• metasurfaces
• metadevices
• nanostructures
• nanofabrication
• local resonance
• light manipulation