ArticleNature communications2025
Wireless microwave-to-optical conversion via programmable metasurface without DC supply.
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- Low-Frequency, Ultra-Thin and Ultra-Wideband Meta-Absorber via Resonance Enhancement Harnessing Magnetic Material.Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Hierarchical Reconfigurable Metasurface Based on Scenario-Guided Functional Modules and Programmable Core.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Steerable terahertz beams using surface waves on an active metasurface.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Quantum-inspired superposition and nonseparable states of reconfigurable metasurfaces in classical systems.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Metasurface-assisted bioelectronics: bridging photonic innovation with biomedical implants.Light, science & applications · 2025Article
- A Study on the Characterization of Novel Silicon-Based Heterojunctions for Optically Controlled Microwave Switching.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Microwave-optical interaction and its effective utilization are vital technologies at the frontier of classical and quantum sciences for communication, sensing, and imaging. Typically, state-of-the-art microwave-to-optical converters are realized by fiber and circuit approaches with multiple processing steps, and external powers are necessary, which leads to many limitations. Here, we propose a programmable metasurface that can achieve direct and high-speed free-space microwave-to-laser conversion. Moreover, it supports reverse conversion, achieving bidirectional operations. The programmable metasurface converter is realized by integrating subwavelength microwave resonant structures, MS junction and photoelectric PN junction components together, without connecting any direct-current supplies to provide driving bias. We further demonstrate the enormous potentials of the metasurface converter in cross-media links and develop a full-duplex air-water wireless communication system. Experimental results show that the bidirectional real-time data transmissions and exchanges are established through the air-water boundary. This work represents a decisive step towards microwave-optical interconversion on wireless and battery-free interfaces.
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