Arbitrarily rotating polarization direction and manipulating phases in linear and nonlinear ways using programmable metasurface
Journal article, 2024

Independent controls of various properties of electromagnetic (EM) waves are crucially required in a wide range of applications. Programmable metasurface is a promising candidate to provide an advanced platform for manipulating EM waves. Here, we propose an approach that can arbitrarily control the polarization direction and phases of reflected waves in linear and nonlinear ways using a stacked programmable metasurface. Further, we extend the space-time-coding theory to incorporate the dimension of polarization, which provides an extra degree of freedom for manipulating EM waves. As proof-of-principle application examples, we consider polarization rotation, phase manipulation, and beam steering at linear and nonlinear frequencies. For validation, we design, fabricate, and measure a metasurface sample. The experimental results show good agreement with theoretical predictions and simulations. The proposed approach has a wide range of applications in various areas, such as imaging, data storage, and wireless communication.

Author

Wei Liu

Southeast University

Si Ran Wang

Southeast University

Jun Yan Dai

Southeast University

Lei Zhang

Southeast University

Qiao Chen

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Qiang Cheng

Southeast University

Tie Jun Cui

Southeast University

Light: Science and Applications

20955545 (ISSN) 20477538 (eISSN)

Vol. 13 1 172

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Other Physics Topics

Control Engineering

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1038/s41377-024-01513-2

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