The implementation of simple, inexpensive, and mass-production-oriented solutions for smart electromagnetic environments (SEMEs) is dealt with by introducing the concept of "one-time programmable" electromagnetic skins (OTP-EMSs). The simultaneous achievement of modular fabrication, (one-time) configurable reflection properties, passive-static operation, and zero maintenance is yielded by integrating expendable components at the atomic level of EMSs. Towards this end, an OTP meta-atom structure is properly defined and optimized to build EMSs featuring the desired scenario-dependent EM wave manipulation functionalities. In order to illustrate the features as well as to point out the potentialities of OTP-EMSs, a representative set of analytical, numerical, and experimental results is reported by considering different apertures, illuminations, and EM wave manipulation requirements.
@article{arxiv.2507.14601,
title = {One-Time Programmable Passive Electromagnetic Skins},
author = {Giacomo Oliveri and Francesco Zardi and Aaron Angel Salas Sancez and Andrea Massa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.14601},
year = {2025}
}