Space-time-coding digital metasurfaces

Lei Zhang; Xiao Qing Chen; Shuo Liu; Qian Zhang; Jie Zhao; Jun Yan Dai; Guo Dong Bai; Xiang Wan; Qiang Cheng; Giuseppe Castaldi; Vincenzo Galdi; Tie Jun Cui

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06802-0

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Space-time-coding digital metasurfaces

Lei Zhang,
Xiao Qing Chen,
Shuo Liu,
Qian Zhang,
Jie Zhao,
Jun Yan Dai,
Guo Dong Bai,
Xiang Wan,
Qiang Cheng,
Giuseppe Castaldi,
Vincenzo Galdi,
Tie Jun Cui

Affiliations

Lei Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Xiao Qing Chen: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Shuo Liu: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Qian Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Jie Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Jun Yan Dai: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Guo Dong Bai: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Xiang Wan: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Qiang Cheng: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University
Giuseppe Castaldi: Fields & Waves Lab, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio
Vincenzo Galdi: Fields & Waves Lab, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio
Tie Jun Cui: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06802-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Current digital coding metasurfaces are only space-encoded. Here, the authors propose space-time modulated digital coding metasurfaces to obtain simultaneous manipulations of electromagnetic waves and present harmonic beam steering, beam shaping, and scattering-signature control as application examples.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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