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Flexible Metasurfaces for Multifunctional Interfaces.

Yunlei Zhou^1,2, Shaolei Wang³, Junyi Yin³

¹Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311200, China.

|January 19, 2024

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Flexible optical metasurfaces overcome limitations of rigid devices. This review explores flexible and conformal designs, fabrication, and applications in imaging, sensing, and cloaking.

Area of Science:

Photonics and Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Optics

Background:

Optical metasurfaces manipulate light at the subwavelength scale, offering alternatives to bulky optical devices.
Current metasurfaces are largely limited to planar and rigid designs, hindering integration with complex, curved surfaces.
The rise of flexible electronics presents new opportunities for advanced metasurface applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the field of flexible and conformal optical metasurfaces.
To highlight design, fabrication techniques, and theoretical underpinnings.
To discuss advanced applications and future trends in metasurface technology.

Main Methods:

Review of modern optical metasurface research, milestones, and theoretical foundations.

Keywords:

conformal designs curved surfaces flexible electronics metamaterials metasurfaces multifunctional interfaces nanophotonics optics smart skins

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Exploration of flexible and conformal design and fabrication methodologies.

Showcasing of advanced applications including imaging, biosensing, cloaking, and multifunctionality.

Main Results:

Optical metasurfaces are evolving beyond planar designs towards flexible and conformal structures.
Key trends include mechanically reconfigurable, digitally controlled, and conformal metasurfaces.
Promising applications demonstrated in advanced imaging, sensitive biosensing, optical cloaking, and multifunctional devices.

Conclusions:

Flexible and conformal metasurfaces are crucial for practical applications on complex surfaces.
Significant challenges and opportunities exist in developing reconfigurable and digitally controlled metasurfaces.
Continued research promises to unlock novel functionalities and broader integration of metasurface technologies.