Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming
Abstract Empowering the reconfigurable metasurfaces (RM) with the capability to be mechanically deformable highlights the possibility to manipulate the electromagnetic (EM) wave across arbitrary surfaces. Such ambition is hampered by the absence of adaptivity to shape variation in current programmin...
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| author | Fan Li Taisong Pan Weihan Li Zujun Peng Dengji Guo Xiang Jia Taiqi Hu Lingxiao Wang Wei Wang Min Gao Guang Yao Le Zuo Mei Bi Xiaolong Weng Wenxuan Tang Yuan Lin |
| author_facet | Fan Li Taisong Pan Weihan Li Zujun Peng Dengji Guo Xiang Jia Taiqi Hu Lingxiao Wang Wei Wang Min Gao Guang Yao Le Zuo Mei Bi Xiaolong Weng Wenxuan Tang Yuan Lin |
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| description | Abstract Empowering the reconfigurable metasurfaces (RM) with the capability to be mechanically deformable highlights the possibility to manipulate the electromagnetic (EM) wave across arbitrary surfaces. Such ambition is hampered by the absence of adaptivity to shape variation in current programming strategies for RM. Herein, we present a flexible intelligent surface platform (FISP) as a solution to achieve flexible RM with highly stable performance under dynamic deformation. The geometry acquisition module in FISP enables real-time awareness of RM’s deformation with the conformal sensor array. By merging the actual shape of flexible RM into the input of the adaptive algorithm driven by the artificial neural network, the deformed flexible RM in FISP can be autonomously encoded by the bias voltage supply module to ensure robust performance under various deformation conditions. The versatility of FISP in manipulating EM waves is demonstrated by its applications in electromagnetic illusion, carpet cloaking, and data transmission, illustrating the prospects for seamlessly integrating flexible electronics and RM in the development of future EM metasurfaces. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-598b5e7ce0b24ffbaf976815b4444d5d2025-08-20T03:07:43ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-04-0116111110.1038/s41467-025-58249-9Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programmingFan Li0Taisong Pan1Weihan Li2Zujun Peng3Dengji Guo4Xiang Jia5Taiqi Hu6Lingxiao Wang7Wei Wang8Min Gao9Guang Yao10Le Zuo11Mei Bi12Xiaolong Weng13Wenxuan Tang14Yuan Lin15School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves and Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast UniversityInstitute of Flexible Electronics Technology of THUSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaInstitute of Flexible Electronics Technology of THUSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaThe 29th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group CorporationSchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves and Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast UniversitySchool of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaAbstract Empowering the reconfigurable metasurfaces (RM) with the capability to be mechanically deformable highlights the possibility to manipulate the electromagnetic (EM) wave across arbitrary surfaces. Such ambition is hampered by the absence of adaptivity to shape variation in current programming strategies for RM. Herein, we present a flexible intelligent surface platform (FISP) as a solution to achieve flexible RM with highly stable performance under dynamic deformation. The geometry acquisition module in FISP enables real-time awareness of RM’s deformation with the conformal sensor array. By merging the actual shape of flexible RM into the input of the adaptive algorithm driven by the artificial neural network, the deformed flexible RM in FISP can be autonomously encoded by the bias voltage supply module to ensure robust performance under various deformation conditions. The versatility of FISP in manipulating EM waves is demonstrated by its applications in electromagnetic illusion, carpet cloaking, and data transmission, illustrating the prospects for seamlessly integrating flexible electronics and RM in the development of future EM metasurfaces.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58249-9 |
| spellingShingle | Fan Li Taisong Pan Weihan Li Zujun Peng Dengji Guo Xiang Jia Taiqi Hu Lingxiao Wang Wei Wang Min Gao Guang Yao Le Zuo Mei Bi Xiaolong Weng Wenxuan Tang Yuan Lin Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming Nature Communications |
| title | Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming |
| title_full | Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming |
| title_fullStr | Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming |
| title_short | Flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape-guided adaptive programming |
| title_sort | flexible intelligent microwave metasurface with shape guided adaptive programming |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58249-9 |
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