Transmission‐Reflection‐Integrated Multifunctional Coding Metasurface for Full‐Space Controls of Electromagnetic Waves

Abstract

Abstract Digital coding metasurfaces are aimed at simplifying the design and optimization procedures, and manipulating electromagnetic waves in digital manner. In this paper, a multilayered anisotropic coding metasurface is designed to realize multiple independent functionalities by changing the polarization and direction of incident waves. As a proof of concept, the beam deflection, diffuse scattering, and vortex beam generation are realized by using only a single transmission‐reflection‐integrated (TRI) coding metasurface. This design can achieve three different functionalities and simultaneous controls of transmitted and reflected wavefronts on a shared aperture with the TRI coding scheme. Both numerical and measured results verify the excellent performance of the multifunctional digital coding metasurface, which provides a simple way to extend the functionality of high‐efficiency metadevices.