  Chua's mem-components are ideal for creating adaptive metasurfaces for
manipulating EM waves given that they hold their state without external biases.
In this paper, we propose a generic adaptive reactive element that is in fact a
memcapacitor/meminductor. This element makes use of a polymer that demonstrates
reversible trans-cis photochemical isomerization, thus making it possible to
change the distance between two conductive plates by up to 25%. Furthermore, a
design methodology for utilizing these devices is presented.
