Complex-Amplitude Programmable Versatile Metasurface Platform Driven by Guided Wave

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Metasurfaces have shown unparalleled controllability of electromagnetic (EM) waves. However, most of the metasurfaces need external spatial feeding sources, which renders practical implementation quite challenging. Here, a low-profile programmable metasurface with 0.05λ0 thickness driven by guided waves is proposed to achieve dynamic control of both amplitude and phase simultaneously. The metasurface is fed by a guided wave traveling in a substrate-integrated waveguide, avoiding external spatial sources and complex power divider networks. By manipulating the state of the p-i-n diodes embedded in each meta-atom, the proposed metasurface enables 1-bit amplitude switching between radiating and nonradiating states, as well as a 1-bit phase switching between 0° and 180°. As a proof of concept, two advanced functionalities, namely, low sidelobe-level beam scanning and Airy beam generation, are experimentally demonstrated with a single platform operating in the far- and near-field respectively. Such complex-amplitude, programmable, and low-profile metasurfaces can overcome integration limitations of traditional metasurfaces, and open up new avenues for more accurate and advanced EM wave control within an unprecedented degree of freedom.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - (2024) vom: 14. März, Seite e2309873

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Han, Jian-Qiao [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Fan-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Chunsheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Cong [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Tong [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Chang [VerfasserIn]
Burokur, Shah Nawaz [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Qun [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Xumin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ariy beam
Complex-amplitude modulation
Guided wave-driven metasurface
Journal Article
Low sidelobe-level beam scanning

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Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/advs.202309873

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NLM369724445