This book provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory and practical development of metamaterial-based perfect
absorbers (MMPAs). It begins with a brief history of MMPAs which
reviews the various theoretical and experimental milestones in their
development. The theoretical background and fundamental working principles of
MMPAs are then discussed, providing the necessary background on how MMPAs work
and are constructed. There then follows a
section describing how different MMPAs are designed and built according to the
operating frequency of the electromagnetic wave, and how their
behavior is changed. Methods of fabricating and characterizing MMPAs are then
presented.

The book elaborates on the performance
and characteristics of MMPAs, including electromagnetically-induced
transparency (EIT). It also covers recent advances in MMPAs and their
applications, including multi-band, broadband, tunability, polarization
independence and incidence independence. 

Suitable for graduate students in
optical sciences and electronic engineering, it will also serve as a valuable
reference for active researchers in these fields.