Metasurface tessellation for reconfigurable electromagnetic scattering

TL;DR

This paper introduces metasurface tessellation, a novel approach to create reconfigurable electromagnetic scattering surfaces by arranging identical meta-tiles, enabling multi-functional control without external stimuli or complex fabrication.

Contribution

The study proposes the concept of metasurface tessellation with square meta-tiles to achieve reconfigurable scattering functions, offering a new method for multifunctional metasurface design.

Findings

Demonstrated reconfigurable scattering patterns using binary element meta-tiles.

Showed that tile orientation controls electromagnetic scattering properties.

Provided an alternative to external stimuli-based reconfigurability.

Abstract

Metasurfaces have attracted significant research interest owing to their unprecedented control over the spatial distributions of electromagnetic fields. Herein we propose the concept of metasurface tessellation to achieve reconfigurable scattering functions. Square meta-tiles, composed of identical structures, are arranged to fill a surface. The electromagnetic scattering of the tiled surface is determined by the orientation distribution of the meta-tiles. We present three typical cases of meta-tiles consisting of binary elements to realize several distinct scattering patterns. This study provides an alternative method to build reconfigurable and multi-functional metasurface devices without external stimuli and complicated fabrication.