Antireflection and Wavefront Manipulation with Cascaded Metasurfaces
Fengyuan Yang, Brian O. Raeker, Dat T. Nguyen, Joseph D. Miller, Ze Xiong, Anthony Grbic, John S. Ho
Abstract
Layered structures are widely used in optics to control wave reflection and propagation at interfaces but their thickness relative to the wavelength hinders their application in the radio-frequency regime. Here, we design and experimentally demonstrate cascaded metasurfaces with deeply subwavelength thickness that provide both antireflection and wavefront manipulation. We describe the systematic synthesis of the metasurface layers from a prescribed scattering response and demonstrate designs capable of providing near-perfect microwave transmission through glass as well as antireflection focusing of wireless signals from air into water.
Topics & Concepts
WavefrontOpticsReflection (computer programming)Transmission (telecommunications)ScatteringWavelengthMaterials scienceMicrowaveOptoelectronicsComputer sciencePhysicsTelecommunicationsProgramming languageMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesAntenna Design and Analysis