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Area of Science:

  • Electromagnetism
  • Materials Science
  • Wave Physics

Background:

  • Metasurfaces offer advanced control of electromagnetic (EM) waves.
  • Simultaneously shaping guided waves and manipulating spatial incident waves with a single metasurface remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel class of metasurfaces capable of multiplexing guided and space waves.
  • To achieve advanced EM functionalities in microwave regions for applications in radar, wireless communications, and wireless power transfer (WPT).

Main Methods:

  • Designed meta-atoms with polarization-dependent radiation and reflection properties.
  • Independently and simultaneously manipulated complex amplitude of guided waves and reflection phase of space incident waves.
  • Demonstrated functionalities including low-sidelobe microwave antennas with reduced radar cross section (RCS), multifunctional WPT, and feed multiplexed holograms.

Main Results:

  • Achieved arbitrary radiation and reflection functionalities without crosstalk.
  • Validated far-field characteristics (±30° beams, RCS reduction) via simulations and measurements.
  • Confirmed near-field shaping feasibility through hologram intensity distribution agreement between simulations and experiments.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed metasurfaces significantly expand EM wave manipulation capabilities.
  • Stimulated development of advanced multifunctional metadevices for diverse applications.