Kirigami‐Based Flexible Metasurface with Reconfigurable Intrinsic Chirality from Zero to Near‐Unity
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.
Authors
- Jiayu Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7028-2487)
- X. D. Zhang
- Xiaoxiao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-9546)
- Ailin Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8826-5588)
- Shijie Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3515-0969)
- Xusheng Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5052-7359)
- Kun Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4088-1637)
- Yuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8276-3620)
- Haitao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-2816)
- Jiusi Yu
Institutions
- Wuhan University of Technology (CN)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Guangzhou Institute of Advanced Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Optical Materials
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202502199
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.43