Browsing by Author "Mayer, Theresa S."

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    Hybrid metamaterials for electrically triggered multifunctional control
    Liu, Liu; Kang, Lei; Mayer, Theresa S.; Werner, Douglas H. (Springer Nature, 2016-10-27)
    Despite the exotic material properties that have been demonstrated to date, practical examples of versatile metamaterials remain exceedingly rare. The concept of metadevices has been proposed in the context of hybrid metamaterial composites: systems in which active materials are introduced to advance tunability, switchability and nonlinearity. In contrast to the successful hybridizations seen at lower frequencies, there has been limited exploration into plasmonic and photonic nanostructures due to the lack of available optical materials with non-trivial activity, together with difficulties in regulating responses to external forces in an integrated manner. Here, by presenting a series of proof-of-concept studies on electrically triggered functionalities, we demonstrate a vanadium dioxide integrated photonic metamaterial as a transformative platform for multifunctional control. The proposed hybrid metamaterial integrated with transition materials represents a major step forward by providing a universal approach to creating self-sufficient and highly versatile nanophotonic systems.
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    Virginia Tech Authors Recognition Event
    Walters, Tyler; Mayer, Theresa S.; Ewing, E. Thomas; Ansell, Aaron (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2017-02-27)
    Each year, the University Libraries hosts the VT Authors Recognition event to celebrate those at the university who have published books in the past year. Sponsored by the University Libraries, in partnership with the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Virginia Tech’s Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the event honors Virginia Tech authors’ academic contributions. We displayed books that have been published, celebrated the authors in our community, listened to remarks by the sponsors, and enjoyed refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. The list of authors honored is available at http://www.lib.vt.edu/events/vtauthors/2017list.html.