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Willie J. Padilla

Willie J. Padilla

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
74
Citations
55422
World Ranking
696
National Ranking
307

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For codiscovery of negative refractive index, the development of dynamic metamaterials and devices, and the development and understanding of metamaterial and metasurface absorbers in the microwave, terahertz and infrared ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For fundamental contributions to metamaterials, including demonstrations of negative refractive index, metamaterial optoelectronic control and perfect absorbers.

Overview

Willie J. Padilla is a researcher affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with notable contributions to subfields such as electronic, optical and magnetic materials, aerospace engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The main research topics covered by Padilla include:

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Padilla are:

  • Kebin Fan
  • Jordan M. Malof
  • Simiao Ren
  • Omar Khatib
  • Biaobing Jin

Padilla has appeared in numerous publication venues, with multiple papers in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nanophotonics
  • Advanced Optical Materials

Significant journal papers by Padilla include:

  • "The 2023 terahertz science and technology roadmap", 2023, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • "Liquid crystal programmable metasurface for terahertz beam steering", 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Resonant leaky modes in all-dielectric metasystems: Fundamentals and applications", 2023, Physics Reports
  • "Deep Learning the Electromagnetic Properties of Metamaterials-A Comprehensive Review", 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Imaging with metamaterials", 2021, Nature Reviews Physics

Padilla has also contributed to academic books, including:

  • "Metamaterial Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers", published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers in 2022

Their awards include:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2018, recognized for codiscovery of negative refractive index, development of dynamic metamaterials and devices, and advances in metamaterial and metasurface absorbers across microwave, terahertz and infrared electromagnetic spectrum ranges
  • OSA Fellow, 2013, awarded for contributions to metamaterials including demonstrations of negative refractive index, metamaterial optoelectronic control, and perfect absorbers

Best Publications

  • Composite Medium with Simultaneously Negative Permeability and Permittivity

    D. R. Smith;Willie J. Padilla;D. C. Vier;S. C. Nemat-Nasser

  • Perfect metamaterial absorber.

    N. I. Landy;S. Sajuyigbe;J. J. Mock;D. R. Smith

  • Active terahertz metamaterial devices

    Houtong Chen;Willie John Padilla;Richard Douglas Averitt;John F. O'Hara

  • Metamaterial Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers

    Claire M. Watts;Xianliang Liu;Willie J. Padilla

  • Terahertz magnetic response from artificial materials.

    T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;N. Fang;N. Fang;N. Fang;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier

  • Taming the blackbody with infrared metamaterials as selective thermal emitters.

    Xianliang Liu;Talmage Tyler;Tatiana Starr;Anthony F. Starr

  • A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: Design, fabrication and characterization

    Hu Tao;Nathan I. Landy;Christopher M. Bingham;Xin Zhang

  • High performance optical absorber based on a plasmonic metamaterial

    Jiaming Hao;Jing Wang;Xianliang Liu;Willie J. Padilla

  • Infrared spatial and frequency selective metamaterial with near-unity absorbance.

    Xianliang Liu;Tatiana Starr;Anthony F. Starr;Willie J. Padilla

  • A metamaterial solid-state terahertz phase modulator

    Hou-Tong Chen;Willie J. Padilla;Michael J. Cich;Abul K. Azad

  • Dynamical electric and magnetic metamaterial response at terahertz frequencies

    W.J. Padilla;A.J. Taylor;C. Highstrete;Mark Lee

  • Highly flexible wide angle of incidence terahertz metamaterial absorber: Design, fabrication, and characterization

    Hu Tao;C. M. Bingham;A. C. Strikwerda;D. Pilon

  • Flexible thin-film black gold membranes with ultrabroadband plasmonic nanofocusing for efficient solar vapour generation

    Kyuyoung Bae;Gumin Kang;Suehyun K. Cho;Wounjhang Park

  • Experimental demonstration of frequency-agile terahertz metamaterials

    Hou-Tong Chen;John F. O'Hara;Abul K. Azad;Antoinette J. Taylor

  • Terahertz compressive imaging with metamaterial spatial light modulators

    Claire M. Watts;David Shrekenhamer;John Montoya;Guy Lipworth

  • Design, theory, and measurement of a polarization-insensitive absorber for terahertz imaging

    N. I. Landy;C. M. Bingham;T. Tyler;N. Jokerst

  • Active Terahertz Metamaterial Devices

    Hou-Tong Chen;John F. O’Hara;Abul K. Azad;D. Shrekenhamer

  • Liquid Crystal Tunable Metamaterial Absorber

    David Shrekenhamer;Wen-Chen Chen;Willie J. Padilla

  • A dual band terahertz metamaterial absorber

    Hu Tao;C M Bingham;D Pilon;Kebin Fan

  • Reconfigurable Terahertz Metamaterials

    H. Tao;A.C. Strikwerda;K. Fan;W.J. Padilla

  • Negative refractive index metamaterials

    Willie J. Padilla;Dimitri N. Basov;David R. Smith;David R. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Averitt
Richard D. Averitt University of California, San Diego
Dimitri Basov
Dimitri Basov Columbia University
Hou-Tong Chen
Hou-Tong Chen Los Alamos National Laboratory
Hu Tao
Hu Tao Chinese Academy of Sciences
John F. O'Hara
John F. O'Hara Oklahoma State University
David R. Smith
David R. Smith Duke University
Nan Marie Jokerst
Nan Marie Jokerst Duke University
Arthur C. Gossard
Arthur C. Gossard University of California, Santa Barbara
Sanjay Krishna
Sanjay Krishna The Ohio State University
Igal Brener
Igal Brener Sandia National Laboratories

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