Abstract
Metasurfaces tuning is performed using different ways for wide range of
applications. This study presents the design of thermally-tuned
all-dielectric reconfigurable metasurface. A microfluidic channel,
filled with different concentrations of tellurium – selenium (Te-Se)
alloy, is added on the top of the elliptical dielectric resonator (EDR)
unit cell of the considered metasurface. The electrical properties of
used semiconductor alloy are varied in the range of 400°C to 700°C
(steps size of 100°C). The impact of thermal tuning on the reflection
and transmission characteristics of the designed metasurface is analyzed
in the frequency range 20-30 GHz using COMSOL Multiphysics. Obtained
results demonstrated that the realized metasurface exhibits
reconfigurable behavior in terms of variations in the reflection and
transmission characteristics with a change in either temperature or
concentrations of selenium and tellurium. The wider bands with high
reflection and low transmission frequency bands are obtained with lower
concentrations of selenium and tellurium for all operating temperatures.