The transmission characteristics of a folded surface decorated with a periodic arrangement of split-ring resonators is investigated. The folding pattern has one displacement degree of freedom, allowing motion that can be used to adjust the separation between the rings. When the geometry of the folded surface is varied by mechanical means, the change in spacing between the rings causes a shift in resonance frequency, making the surface mechanically tunable.
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