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  • Electromagnetic (EM) manipulation
  • Sensor integration

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  • Traditional programmable metasurfaces rely on external Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) for control.
  • FPGA-based control systems often require complex computer inputs or pre-loaded algorithms, making them cumbersome.
  • Existing methods present challenges in user-friendliness and direct manipulation of metasurface functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a simplified and user-friendly programmable metasurface (TPM).
  • To enable direct, touch-based control of metasurface functionalities.
  • To achieve diverse electromagnetic (EM) manipulations and information encryptions without external control modules.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a touch-programmable metasurface (TPM) integrated with touch sensing modules.
  • Utilizing direct touch interaction to alter the state of integrated diodes within meta-units.
  • Demonstrating various coding patterns for scattering-field control and near-field EM information encryption.

Main Results:

  • The TPM allows independent and direct manipulation of individual meta-units via touch.
  • Efficient input of coding patterns is achieved without FPGAs or other complex control modules.
  • Demonstrated feasibility of diverse scattering-field control and flexible near-field EM information encryptions.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed touch-programmable metasurface (TPM) offers a simplified and intuitive approach to EM manipulation.
  • TPM technology eliminates the need for cumbersome external control systems, enhancing usability.
  • The TPM shows significant potential for applications in imaging displays, wireless communications, and EM information encryption.