Resonant response in mechanically tunable metasurface based on crossed metallic gratings with controllable crossing angle

We report on a modern class of mechanically tunable planar metamaterials comprising resonating units formed by crossed metallic strip gratings. We observe a resonant response in transmission spectra of a linearly polarized wave passing through a system of crossed gratings in the microwave regime. Each grating consists of an array of parallel metallic strips located on the top of a dielectric substrate. It is revealed that the resonant position appears to be dependent on the angle of crossed gratings. It is found theoretically and experimentally that the resonant shift on the frequency scale appears as a result of increasing in the length of the resonating portion of the parallelogram periodic cell formed by the crossed metallic strips with decreasing crossing angle. The proposed design can be used in innovative types of planar metamaterials and filters. Published by AIP Publishing.