Influence of Reciprocity, Symmetry and Normal Polarizations on the Angular Scattering Properties of Bianisotropic Metasurfaces

Abstract: This paper aims at studying the angular scattering properties of bianisotropic metasurfaces and at clarifying the different roles played by tangential and normal polarization densities. Different types of metasurfaces are considered for this study and are classified according to their symmetrical/asymmetrical and reciprocal/nonreciprocal angular scattering behavior. Finally, the paper presents the relationships between the symmetrical angular scattering properties of reciprocal metasurfaces and the structural symmetries of their scattering particles. This may prove to be practically useful for the implementation of metasurfaces with complex angular scattering characteristics.