This invention discloses a space
phased array based on metasurfaces and its control method. The space
phased array includes a time-domain reflectometric metasurface array and an
optical fiber control unit. The time-domain reflectometric metasurface array is composed of metasurface elements arranged continuously in an array configuration. The
optical fiber control unit contains optical paths with the same number of metasurface elements as the time-domain reflectometric metasurface array.
All optical paths are connected one-to-one to the
photodiode input terminals on the back of different metasurface elements. Each
optical path can independently control the
light intensity of the input
photodiode. By controlling the
light intensity of each
optical path, the output
voltage of the photodiodes on different metasurface elements in the time-domain reflectometric metasurface array and the bias
voltage across the varactor diodes are changed, causing different metasurface elements to generate corresponding
microwave reflection
harmonic distributions, thereby directly mapping the optical
signal onto the
microwave signal. This invention can achieve control over the reflection of spatial electromagnetic
waves in any direction.