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We introduce the concept of a metasurface system able to route space wave via surface waves. This concept may be used to laterally shift or modulate the beam width of scattered waves. We propose two corresponding synthesis techniques, one…

Optics · Physics 2016-12-19 Karim Achouri , Christophe Caloz

Metasurfaces have been investigated and its numerous exotic functionalities and the potentials to arbitrarily control of the electromagnetic fields have been extensively explored. However, only limited types of metasurface have finally…

Reconfigurable meta-surfaces are emerging as a novel and revolutionizing technology to enable intelligent wireless environments. Due to the low cost, improved efficiency, and passive nature of reflecting elements, it is becoming possible to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-06 Wali Ullah Khan , Muhammad Awais Javed , Sherali Zeadally , Eva Lagunas , Symeon Chatzinotas

Intelligent surfaces exert deterministic control over the wireless propagation phenomenon, enabling novel capabilities in performance, security and wireless power transfer. Such surfaces come in the form of rectangular tiles that cascade to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-21 Christos Liaskos , Shuai Niez , Ageliki Tsioliaridou , Andreas Pitsillides , Sotiris Ioannidis , Ian F. Akyildiz

Future wireless communications look forward to constructing a ubiquitous intelligent information network with high data rates through cost-efficient devices. Benefiting from the tunability and programmability of metamaterials, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-14 Ruoqi Deng , Boya Di , Hongliang Zhang , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han , H. Vincent Poor , Lingyang Song

The requirements of vehicular communications grow with increasing level of automated driving and future applications of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Beside the ever-increasing need for high capacity radio links, reliability and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-08-31 Karsten Heimann , Benjamin Sliwa , Manuel Patchou , Christian Wietfeld

Aerial communication is gradually taking an assertive role within common societal behaviors by means of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), high-altitude platforms (HAPs), and fixed-wing aircrafts (FWAs). Such devices can assist general…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-19 Francesco Devoti , Placido Mursia , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Xavier Costa-Perez

The programmable metasurface is regarded as one of the most promising transformative technologies for next-generation wireless system applications. Due to the lack of effective perception ability of the external electromagnetic environment,…

Next-generation wireless networks are expected to utilize the limited radio frequency (RF) resources more efficiently with the aid of intelligent transceivers. To this end, we propose a promising transceiver architecture relying on stacked…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-17 Jiancheng An , Chau Yuen , Chao Xu , Hongbin Li , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Marco Di Renzo , Mérouane Debbah , Lajos Hanzo

The rapid growth of wireless communications has created a significant demand for high throughput, seamless connectivity, and extremely low latency. To meet these goals, a novel technology -- stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs) -- has…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-05 Hao Liu , Jiancheng An , Xing Jia , Lu Gan , George K. Karagiannidis , Bruno Clerckx , Mehdi Bennis , Mérouane Debbah , Tie Jun Cui

Software-defined metasurfaces (SDMs) comprise a dense topology of basic elements called meta-atoms, exerting the highest degree of control over surface currents among intelligent panel technologies. As such, they can transform impinging…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-05-08 Christos Liaskos , Ageliki Tsioliaridou , Shuai Nie , Andreas Pitsillides , Sotiris Ioannidis , Ian Akyildiz

Following the standardization and deployment of fifth generation (5G) network, researchers have shifted their focus to beyond 5G communication. Existing technologies have brought forth a plethora of applications that could not have been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-12 Jalil ur Rehman Kazim , Tie Jun Cui , Ahmed Zoha , Lianlin Li , Syed Aziz Shah , Akram Alomainy , Muhammad Ali Imran , Qammer H. Abbasi

Future smart vehicles will incorporate high-data-rate communications and high-resolution radar sensing capabilities operating in the millimeter-wave and higher frequencies. These two systems are preparing to share and reuse a lot of common…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Vitaly Petrov , Gabor Fodor , Joonas Kokkoniemi , Dmitri Moltchanov , Janne Lehtomaki , Sergey Andreev , Yevgeni Koucheryavy , Markku Juntti , Mikko Valkama

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are regarded as a promising emerging hardware technology to improve the spectrum and energy efficiency of wireless networks by artificially reconfiguring the propagation environment of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Xiaojun Yuan , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang , Yuanming Shi , Wenjing Yan , Hang Liu

The emerging technology of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) is provisioned as an enabler of smart wireless environments, offering a highly scalable, low-cost, hardware-efficient, and almost energy-neutral solution for dynamic…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-11 George C. Alexandropoulos , Kyriakos Stylianopoulos , Chongwen Huang , Chau Yuen , Mehdi Bennis , Mérouane Debbah

Metasurfaces have emerged as transformative electromagnetic structures for wireless communications, enabling the real-time control over wave propagation, yielding potential for improved data rates, privacy, energy efficiency and even…

In terms of complex radio environments especially in dense urban areas, a very interesting topic is considered - the utilization of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Basically, based on simple controls of the angle of reflection of the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-02-29 Łukasz Kułacz

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces have emerged as a technology with the potential to enhance wireless communication performance for 5G and beyond. However, the technology comes with challenges in areas such as complexity, power…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-30 Juan Sanchez , Xuesong Cai , Fredrik Tufvesson

Recent advances in the fabrication and experimentation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) have motivated the concept of the smart radio environment, according to which the propagation of information-bearing waveforms in the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-27 George C. Alexandropoulos , Nir Shlezinger , Philipp del Hougne

The advent of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is setting a new benchmark in the field of wireless communications. IRS, with their groundbreaking ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves, have…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Zina Chkirbene , Ala Gouissem , Ridha Hamila , Devrim Unal