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Abstract
Abstract Chiral responses in electromagnetic metasurfaces are typically categorized as extrinsic, resulting from asymmetric interactions between the structure and incident waves, and intrinsic, arising from 3D symmetry breaking of the unit cell. However, most existing metasurface designs target only one type of chirality and lack a unified, continuously tunable platform for broader chiroptical control. To address this limitation, the designed kirigami‐based flexible metasurface is proposed for dynamic, continuous modulation of chirality, which expands the control scope to both extrinsic and intrinsic chiral responses within a single, reconfigurable platform. Initially, the unfolded metasurface exhibits extrinsic chirality under oblique incidence. By introducing well‐designed kirigami‐based cuts and folds, the metasurface transitions from a planar and achiral configuration to a 3D chiral geometry that breaks the mirror symmetry, thereby exhibiting tunable intrinsic chirality and asymmetric extrinsic chirality. As the folding angle increases, the resulting deformation enables continuous tuning of the chiral response, with circular dichroism and its asymmetry under oblique incidences progressively increasing and reaching pronounced levels across the X‐band. The work provides a lightweight, easy‐fabricated, and mechanically reconfigurable metasurface, which offers strong potential for future development in adaptive photonic systems and advanced chiroptical technologies.
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Affiliations
Modern Matter Laboratory and Advanced Materials Thrust The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Nansha Guangzhou 511400 China
Low Altitude Systems and Economy Research Institute The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Nansha Guangzhou Guangdong 511400 China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Glass Materials Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
School of Material Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities