Reconfigurable metasurface for multiple functions: magnitude, polarization and phase modulation

A novel reconfigurable metasurface for multiple functions is designed and investigated. The lattice of the metasurface is proposed to realize integrated absorption and polarization rotation and named as polarization conversion absorber (PCA). Then, lattices are arranged together to realize a certain function. Due to the independence of each lattice, the metasurface can present different performance based on different arrangement principle. Magnitude, polarization and phase modulation can be presented by manually arranging metasurface with 6 × 6 lattices. Both simulations and measurements prove that the proposed method provides a simple, flexible and effective strategy for multifunctional metasurface design.