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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Metasurfaces enable compact electromagnetic wavefront manipulation via spatially varying phase control.
  • This review offers a unified, mechanism-centered perspective on phase control in metasurfaces.
  • It traces the evolution from static designs to reconfigurable and space-time modulated platforms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To categorize and analyze phase control strategies in metasurfaces based on their underlying physics.
  • To provide a comprehensive overview of static, active, and space-time modulated metasurface approaches.
  • To offer practical guidance for selecting metasurface architectures for diverse applications and frequency regimes.

Main Methods:

  • Categorization of phase control strategies: resonance-based, PB phase, and propagation-phase mechanisms.
  • Discussion of static metasurface approaches, including their physics, bandwidth, efficiency, and polarization characteristics.
  • Exploration of active metasurfaces (liquid-crystal tuning, electro-optic, phase-change materials, mechanical deformation) and space-time modulation.

Main Results:

  • Detailed analysis of static phase control mechanisms and their performance metrics.
  • Overview of active metasurface tuning methods enabling post-fabrication reconfiguration.
  • Introduction to space-time modulation for advanced functionalities like frequency conversion and nonreciprocity.

Conclusions:

  • The review organizes diverse metasurface implementations by physical phase-control mechanisms.
  • It highlights experimentally reported performance trends for various approaches.
  • Provides practical guidance for selecting appropriate metasurface architectures based on application requirements and frequency regimes.