Complementary bilayer metasurfaces for enhanced terahertz wave amplitude andphase manipulation

Manipulation of terahertz wave by metasurfaces has shown tremendous potential in developing compact and functional terahertz optical devices.Here,we propose complementary bilayer metasurfaces for enhanced terahertz wave amplitude and phase manipulation.The metasurfaces are composed of one layer of metal cut-wire arrays and one layer of their complementary aperture arrays separated by a dielectric spacer.Through the near-field coupling between transverse magnetic resonances in the metal apertures and electric resonances in the metal cut-wires,the structures can manipulate the cross polarization conversion and phase dispersion of terahertz wave.Particularly,the designed metasurfaces demonstrate a phase delay of 180°between two orthogonal axes with the same transmission amplitude between 0.70 and 1.0 THz,enabling a 45°broadband polarization conversion.When the metal cut-wires are rotated with respect to the apertures or the thickness of the dielectric spacer is changed,the amplitude and phase dispersion of the transmitted terahertz wave can be tuned.Such complementary coupled bilayer metasurfaces offer a new method to control the amplitude and phase dispersion of terahertz wave and promise great potential for applications in terahertz meta-devices.

Electromagnetic wave manipulation based on few-layer metasurfaces and polyatomic metasurfaces

Metasurfaces,whose electromagnetic(EM)responses can be artificially designed,are two-dimensional arrays composed of subwavelength nanostructures.Accompanied by various fascinating developments in the past decade,metasurfaces have been proved as a powerful platform for the implementation of EM wave manipula-tion.However,the planar monoatomic metasurfaces widely used in previous works have limited design freedoms,resulting in some disadvantages for the realization of high-performance and new functional EM wave control.The latest developments show that few-layer metasurfaces and polyatomic metasurfaces are good alternatives to overcome the drawbacks of planar monoatomic metasurfaces and realize high-efficient,multi-band and broad-band EM functionalities.They provide additional degrees of design freedom via introducing multilayer layouts or combining multiple meta-atoms into a unit cell respectively.Here,recent advances of few-layer and polyatomic metasurfaces are reviewed.The design strategies,EM properties and main advantages of few-layer metasurfaces and polyatomic metasurfaces are overviewed firstly.Then,few-layer metasurfaces and polyatomic metasurfaces in recent progress for EM wave manipulation are classified and discussed from the viewpoint of their design strategy.At last,an outlook on future development trends and potential applications in these fast-developing research areas is presented.

Multidimensional manipulation of wave fields based on artificial microstructures

Artificial microstructures,which allow us to control and change the properties of wave fields through changing the geometrical parameters and the arrangements of microstructures,have attracted plenty of attentions in the past few decades.Some artificial microstructure based research areas,such as metamaterials,metasurfaces and phononic topological insulators,have seen numerous novel applications and phenomena.The manipulation of different dimensions(phase,amplitude,frequency or polarization)of wave fields,particularly,can be easily achieved at subwavelength scales by metasurfaces.In this review,we focus on the recent developments of wave field manipulations based on artificial microstructures and classify some important applications from the viewpoint of different dimensional manipulations of wave fields.The development tendency of wave field manipulation from single-dimension to multidimensions provides a useful guide for researchers to realize miniaturized and integrated optical and acoustic devices.

Controlling an acoustic wave with a cylindrically-symmetric gradient-index system

We present a detailed theoretical description of wave propagation in an acoustic gradient-index system with cylindrical symmetry and demonstrate its potential to numerically control acoustic waves in different ways.The trajectory of an acoustic wave within the system is derived by employing the theory of geometric acoustics,and the validity of the theoretical descriptions is verified numerically by using the finite element method simulation.The results show that by tailoring the distribution function of the refractive index,the proposed system can yield a tunable manipulation of acoustic waves,such as acoustic bending,trapping,and absorbing.

Manipulating Backward Propagation of Acoustic Waves by a Periodical Structure

In the backward propagation of acoustic waves, the direction of phase velocity is anti-parallel to that of group velocity. We propose a scheme to manipulate the backward propagation using a periodicM structure. The dynamic backward propagation process is further experimentally observed. It is demonstrated that the oblique incident plane wave moves backward when it travels through the periodical structure and the backward shift can be controlled within a certain range.

Graphene-empowered dynamic metasurfaces and metadevices

Metasurfaces,with extremely exotic capabilities to manipulate electromagnetic(EM)waves,have derived a plethora of advanced metadevices with intriguing functionalities.Tremendous endeavors have been mainly devoted to the static metasurfaces and metadevices,where the functionalities cannot be actively tuned in situ post-fabrication.Due to the in-trinsic advantage of active tunability by external stimulus,graphene has been successively demonstrated as a favorable candidate to empower metasurfaces with remarkably dynamic tunability,and their recent advances are propelling the EM wave manipulations to a new height:from static to dynamic.Here,we review the recent progress on dynamic metasur-faces and metadevices enabled by graphene with the focus on electrically-controlled dynamic manipulation of the EM waves covering the mid-infrared,terahertz,and microwave regimes.The fundamentals of graphene,including basic ma-terial properties and plasmons,are first discussed.Then,graphene-empowered dynamic metasurfaces and met-adevices are divided into two categories,i.e.,metasurfaces with building blocks of structured graphene and hybrid metasurfaces integrated with graphene,and their recent advances in dynamic spectrum manipulation,wavefront shap-ing,polarization control,and frequency conversion in near/far fields and global/local ways are elaborated.In the end,we summarize the progress,outline the remaining challenges,and prospect the potential future developments.

Electromagnetic Wave Tailoring:From One Dimension to Multiple Dimensions

Metasurfaces,known as arrays of subwavelength antennas,provide a wide range of options for controlling electromagnetic waves and effectively reducing the size and complexity of electromagnetic devices.Metasurfaces can manipulate five degrees of freedom of electromagnetic waves:amplitude,wavelength,polarization,phase,and orbital angular momentum;these are customized to provide a variety of remarkable functionalities,including metalenses and meta-holograms.With the advancement of simultaneously manipulating two or more degrees of freedom of the electromagnetic field,there has been a significant increase in the amount of information that electromagnetic waves can carry.The wavefront can be precisely tailored for specific applications,facilitating new possibilities for innovative applications with high performance and diverse functionalities,such as full-color vectorial meta-holograms achieved by a single-layer metasurface.This review briefly overviews the latest developments in metasurfaces,categorizing them based on their various degrees of freedom used to manipulate the electromagnetic waves.The use of metasurfaces to control electromagnetic waves from one dimension to multiple dimensions is systematically explored.The challenges and opportunities for future research are discussed.

Near-field manipulation of terahertz surface waves by metasurfaces [Invited]

Surface waves（SWs） are a special form of electromagnetic waves that travel along the boundary between a metal and a dielectric. The special optical properties of SWs render them very attractive in applications, such as subdiffractional lithography, novel biochemical sensors, and ultrafast integrated circuitries. Herein, we present a review of our recent progress in excitation and manipulation of terahertz SWs due to interference or coupling between a pair of slit resonators in metasurfaces, showing the ability to devise ultrathin and compact plasmonic components.