This book provides a comprehensiveoverview of the theory and practical development of metamaterial-based perfectabsorbers (MMPAs). It begins with a brief history of MMPAs whichreviews the various theoretical and experimental milestones in theirdevelopment. The theoretical background and fundamental working principles ofMMPAs are then discussed, providing the necessary background on how MMPAs workand are constructed. There then follows asection describing how different MMPAs are designed and built according to theoperating frequency of the electromagnetic wave, and how theirbehavior is changed. Methods of fabricating and characterizing MMPAs are thenpresented.
The book elaborates on the performanceand characteristics of MMPAs, including electromagnetically-inducedtransparency (EIT). It also covers recent advances in MMPAs and theirapplications, including multi-band, broadband, tunability, polarizationindependence and incidence independence. 
Suitable for graduate students inoptical sciences and electronic engineering, it will also serve as a valuablereference for active researchers in these fields.