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    Metamaterials 1 (2007) 1

    Editorial

    The Age of Metamaterials

    Welcome to the first issue of Metamaterials, the jour- design are provided, aiming towards useful phenomena
    nal of the advanced artificial materials for microwaves in the optical range.
    and optics. Through 7 years have passed since the emer- The fourth paper, by Sergei Tretyakov, treats a ques-
    gence of the term, metamaterials have proved themselves tion of exceptional relevance for the current activity in
    to be exceptionally promising for both research and metamaterials for the optical range: How far can the
    applications. Accordingly, the number of related publi- geometry of split-ring or nano-pair resonators be scaled
    cations per year has risen from a few in 2000 to some sev- down? Some theoretical limitations are discussed, con-
    eral hundreds in 2006, and continues to grow. Every year firming the tendency of experimental observations.
    has brought some new results or ideas, promising useful Finally, Richard Syms with coauthors draws atten-
    devices for the future. A number of detailed reviews and tion to the importance of non-neighboring interactions
    books, specific to various sub-areas, have been published between metamaterial elements — a fact still widely
    recently and many more are being prepared. neglected, despite several publications on that subject
    In Metamaterials, we will comply with the high- in recent years — and proves experimentally its
    est research and reporting standards. Particular attention significance.
    will be paid to acknowledging the relevant research and We acknowledge with thanks that the journal was
    to the history of related subjects; to proper discussions initiated within the framework of the EU metamor-
    of the controversial or disputable questions; as well as to phose Network of Excellence, and required continuous
    solid theoretical conclusions and veritable experimental efforts and help of the Network members. Successful
    observations. First few issues will include invited papers development of the journal concept would have been
    and reviews, historical essays and a revitalization of early impossible without a gracious financial support from
    or forgotten work. metamorphose. At the same time, professional and
    In this issue, we start with a general philosophical dis- experienced publishing team of elsevier b.v. pro-
    cussion of the terminology and the very subject of meta- vided reliable technical base and ensured the rapid
    materials by Ari Sihvola (“Metamaterials in electromag- launch.
    netics”). Critical general questions are raised, and a valu- We are also very grateful to all the authors who have
    able insight into metamaterial classification is provided. built the first issue and shared their expertise and ideas
    Next, we open a series of historical reviews concern- with the readers, and look forward towards new valuable
    ing the emergence of the field, starting with a review by contributions. We hope that you will really enjoy reading
    Laszlo Solymar and Ekaterina Shamonina (“Metamate- Metamaterials, and wish a fruitful future for the journal
    rials: how the subject started”). An excellent collection of and for the whole metamaterials community.
    very early references, highly relevant to the birth of meta-
    materials, is provided there, and many research areas M. Lapine ∗
    contributing to the field are discussed. Helsinki University of Technology, Radio Laboratory,
    Structured surfaces allowing advanced optical appli- P.O. Box 3000, FI-02015 TKK, Finland
    cations are surveyed by the research groups of Alex
    ∗ Tel.: +358 9 451 2227; fax: +358 9 451 2152.
    Maradudin and Eugenio Mèndez (“Structured surfaces
    as optical metamaterials”). Several recipes for surface E-mail address: mlapine@cc.hut.fi

    1873-1988/$ – see front matter © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    doi:10.1016/j.metmat.2007.02.006

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