Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 7, 0722003(2025)

Design and Research of Broadband Electromagnetic Wave Polarization Conversion and Beam Steering Metasurfaces

Lu Wang1,2,3, Jiang Wang1,3, Hongying Tang1,3, and Xiaobing Yuan1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro-System, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Schematic diagram of polarization conversion of a metasurface
    Schematic diagram of metasurface polarization conversion based on anisotropy principle
    Schematic diagram of structure of metasurface unit. (a) Front view; (b) top view
    Schematic diagram of metasurface beam steering
    Beam steering metasurface periodic element response and structure. (a) Periodic unit response (amplitude and phase at 30 GHz); (b) periodic unit structure
    Amplitude phase response and phase difference of metasurface at incident of u and v polarized waves
    Simulation results of co-polarization and cross-polarization reflection coefficients of metasurfaces
    Schematic of metasurface polarization conversion efficiency and bandwidth
    Periodic structure of beam-deflected metasurface
    Near-field electric field distribution of beam steering metasurfaces at 30 GHz. (a) x-polarized wave incidence; (b) y-polarized wave incidence
    Beam steering metasurface far-field electric field energy distribution with deflection angle
    • Table 1. Specific parameters of periodic unit structure for beam steering metasurface

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      Table 1. Specific parameters of periodic unit structure for beam steering metasurface

      UnitOpening angle /(°)Rotation angle /(°)
      110045
      215045
      344135
      4116135
      5168135
      65245
    • Table 2. Comparison of proposed polarization conversion metasurface design and related work

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      Table 2. Comparison of proposed polarization conversion metasurface design and related work

      RefrencePCR/%Bandwidth /GHzRelative bandwidth /%Unit size /(mm×mm×mm)
      10≥90 @ 12.8‒24.8 GHz12.063.85.5×5.5×1.6
      19≥90 @ 19.5‒40 GHz20.568.93.08×3.08×1.15
      23≥60 @ 5‒12.2 GHz7.282.36×6×2.6
      25≥80 @ 5.9‒7.4 GHz1.522.615×15×7
      26≥90 @ 8.8‒11 GHz and 12.4‒14.2 GHz4.038.111.5×11.5×3.1
      Proposed design

      >80 @ 22.5‒48.5 GHz,

      ≥95 @ 23‒24.5 GHz and 29.5‒44.7 GHz

      26.073.23×3×1.07
    • Table 3. Comparison of proposed beam steering metasurface design and related work

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      Table 3. Comparison of proposed beam steering metasurface design and related work

      ReferenceSteering angle /(°)Frequency /GHz
      430.05.5
      1730.015.0
      2130.010.0
      Proposed design33.730.0
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    Lu Wang, Jiang Wang, Hongying Tang, Xiaobing Yuan. Design and Research of Broadband Electromagnetic Wave Polarization Conversion and Beam Steering Metasurfaces[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(7): 0722003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Nov. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 6, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaobing Yuan (sinowsn@mail.sim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242213

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242213

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