Patent ID: 8743018

Claim:
A metamaterial comprising a plurality of unit lattices which are arrayed on a plane in a two dimensional manner and are laminated, wherein the unit lattice includes a metal cross layer and a dielectric layer, wherein the metal cross layer includes a first pillar section along a first axis on the plane and a second pillar section along a second axis that is present on the same plane as the first axis and that intersects the first axis, and includes a cross structure formed by a crossing region in which the first pillar section is intersected with the second pillar section and a non-crossing region in which the first pillar section is not intersected with the second pillar section, wherein the dielectric layer is formed from a first dielectric section and a second dielectric section that is present on the same plane as the first dielectric section and has a smaller refractive index than that of the first dielectric section, wherein the first dielectric section is arranged on an upper side or a lower side of the metal cross layer forming the unit lattice including at least a portion of the crossing region, and wherein the second dielectric section is arranged on an upper side or a lower side of the metal cross layer forming the unit lattice including at least a portion of the non-crossing region.