Search

Achromatic devices present unique capabilities in efficient manipulation of waves and have wide applications in imaging and communication systems. However, the research of achromatic devices is limited by the narrow bandwidth, low efficiency as well as large configurations. In this paper, we propose a general strategy to design spin-locked achromatic metasurface with broadband and high efficiency properties in microwave region. A multi-resonant model is used to control the dispersion within a wide bandwidth by tuning its resonant intensity, resonance numbers as well as resonant frequency. As a proof of the concept, two achromatic meta-devices with ultra-thin profile at microwave frequency are experimentally investigated. The achromatic deflector can reflect the normal incident waves to the same angle within 9.5 to 11.5 GHz, while the other achromatic lens can focus the excitations at the same focal points. The experimentally working efficiency of the meta-devices fluctuates around 71–82% and 57–65% within the target working bandwidth, respectively. Moreover, our meta-devices can preserve the charity of the excitations. The scheme of this research shows great advances in the design of broadband and high-efficiency achromatic devices which can also be applied to other frequency ranges and inspires the realization of ultrabroadband and high-efficiency metadevices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) antennas are of particular importance in communication and radar systems. Currently available SSPP radiation devices are limited to low performance with high side‐lobes because it is extremely challenging to accurately control the wave vector of SSPP and the inherent momentum mismatch between the SSPP and spatial waves. Inspired by the optical principle of reversibility, high‐performance radiation control of SSPP is proposed to be achieved with transmissive phase gradient metasurface (TPGM). The TPGM, placed a meticulously optimized distance above the SSPP propagation structure, can provide an additional opposite wave vector to match the momentum between the SSPP and spatial waves. When the propagating SSPP transmits on the TPGM, it can be decoupled into the free space accurately and flexibly. Numerical results coincide well with the measurements, indicating that the radiation control of SSPP achieves high‐performance and low side‐lobe within 9 to 10.5 GHz with the measured radiation efficiency higher than 50%. The measured maximum efficiency appears at 9.8 GHz for 69%. Thanks to the flexible and accurate manipulation of the dispersion relation of SSPP provided by TPGM, the findings may open an avenue in achieving larger angle scanning antenna. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]