DocumentCode
145730
Title
The Gartner Hype Cycle for metamaterials
Author
Palikaras, George ; Kallos, Efthymios
Author_Institution
Metamaterial Technol. Inc., Dartmouth, NS, Canada
fYear
2014
fDate
25-28 Aug. 2014
Firstpage
397
Lastpage
399
Abstract
Even though metamaterials have been around for over 15 years, their optical applications have yet to gain significant commercial traction. Inspired by the Gartner Hype Cycle, which tracks the evolution of a technology over time, in this paper we examine the field of metamaterials from this perspective.
Keywords
optical metamaterials; technological forecasting; Gartner Hype cycle; optical metamaterials; technology trigger; Electromagnetics; Lenses; Optical metamaterials; Productivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (METAMATERIALS), 2014 8th International Congress on
Conference_Location
Lyngby
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3450-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MetaMaterials.2014.6948573
Filename
6948573
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