Polarization-insensitive amplitude and phase control based on interference metasurface

Extending the optical control capabilities of metasurfaces for broader functionalities has recently attracted extensive attention. Simultaneously achieving amplitude and phase control is an effective route as it allows rebuilding the full information of the field. However, related previous studies mostly rely on anisotropic meta-atoms, which restrict the available incident polarizations. Here, a polarization-insensitive amplitude and phase control method is proposed and experimentally demonstrated in the terahertz regime, which is actualized by introducing interference effect in reflective-type meta-molecules composed of isotropic meta-atoms. Two kinds of functional meta-mirror devices, i.e., multi-order meta-gratings and multi-focal meta-lenses, are designed and characterized, where the results verify this method very well. This proposed method further enriches the routes to control amplitude and phase and may also find broad applications in realizing flexible wavefront control devices with complex functionalities. Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.