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A flexible intelligent metasurface (FIM) is composed of an array of low-cost radiating elements, each of which can independently radiate electromagnetic signals and flexibly adjust its position through a 3D surface-morphing process. In our…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Jiancheng An , Chau Yuen , Marco Di Renzo , Mérouane Debbah , H. Vincent Poor , Lajos Hanzo

Generalized spatial modulation (GSM) uses $n_t$ transmit antenna elements but fewer transmit radio frequency (RF) chains, $n_{rf}$. Spatial modulation (SM) and spatial multiplexing are special cases of GSM with $n_{rf}=1$ and $n_{rf}=n_t$,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 T. Lakshmi Narasimhan , P. Raviteja , A. Chockalingam

Future wireless networks are expected to evolve towards an intelligent and software reconfigurable paradigm enabling ubiquitous communications between humans and mobile devices. They will be also capable of sensing, controlling, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-23 Chongwen Huang , Sha Hu , George C. Alexandropoulos , Alessio Zappone , Chau Yuen , Rui Zhang , Marco Di Renzo , Mérouane Debbah

Reconfigurable antennas (RAs) have emerged as a promising technology for future wireless networks, offering additional flexibility for wireless communications. Among existing designs, rotatable antennas are particularly effective in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-03 Chao Zhang , Hu Zhou , Ruizhe Long , Ying-Chang Liang , Boon-Hee Soong

Designing reconfigurable metasurfaces that can dynamically control scattered electromagnetic waves and work in the near-infrared (NIR) and optical regimes remains a challenging task, which is hindered by the static material property and…

Stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs) have recently gained attention as a paradigm for wave-domain signal processing with reduced reliance on costly radio-frequency (RF) chains. However, conventional SIMs rely on uniform inter-layer…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Hong Niu , Jiancheng An , Chau Yuen

The evolution of programmable metasurfaces (PM) from passive beamforming to active information transmission marks a paradigm shift for next-generation wireless systems. However, this transition is hindered by fundamental limitations in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Xuehui Dong , Miyu Feng , Chen Shao , Bokai Lai , Jianan Zhang , Rujing Xiong , Kai Wan , Tiebin Mi , Robert Caiming Qiu

Metasurfaces (MSs) have been utilized to manipulate different properties of electromagnetic waves. By combining local control over the wave amplitude, phase, and polarization into a single tunable structure, a multi-functional and…

Stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs) represent a key enabler for next-generation wireless networks, offering beamforming gains while significantly reducing radio-frequency chain requirements. In conventional space-only SIM architectures,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-29 Donatella Darsena , Ivan Iudice , Vincenzo Galdi , Francesco Verde

Metasurfaces' ability to control electromagnetic wave propagation has led to a rapid paradigm shift in wireless operation. These metasurfaces are often called reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) due to active tuning elements…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-29 Md. Abrar A Mushfik , Mohammad Ali Kaisar , Mohiminul Islam Bhuiyan Sahed , Idban Alamzadeh

Considering the rapid progress of theory, design, fabrication and applications, metasurface (MTS) has become a new research frontier in microwave, terahertz and optical bands. Reconfigurable metasurface (R-MTS) can dynamically modulate…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-01-03 Changhao Liu , Fan Yang , Shenheng Xu , Maokun Li

Benefiting from the rapid development of metamaterials and metasurfaces, the holographic multiple-input and multiple-output surface (HMIMOS) has been regarded as a promising solution for future wireless networks recently. By densely packing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-10 Haochen Wu , Yuanbin Chen , Yang Ming , Zhaocheng Wang

In this paper, we propose a new form of polarization reconfigurable antennas (PRAs) that can form linear, circular, and general elliptical polarizations assisted by phase shifters (PSs). With PRAs, polarforming is achieved, which enables…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-29 Zijian Zhou , Jingze Ding , Rui Zhang

Conventional wireless information transfer by modulating the amplitude, phase or frequency leads to an inevitable Rate-Energy (RE) trade-off in the presence of simultaneous Wireless Power Transfer (WPT). In echoing Varshney's seminal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-01 Rong Zhang , Lie-Liang Yang , Lajos Hanzo

Terahertz chiral sensing and polarization-multiplexing communication demand subwavelength devices that dynamically invert polarization helicity. Metasurfaces can enhance anisotropy and fine tunability at subwavelength scales for this…

In 6th generation wireless communication technology, it is important to utilize space resources efficiently. Recently, holographic multiple-input multiple-output (HMIMO) and meta-surface technology have attracted attention as technologies…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-02 Ju Yong Lee , Seung-Won Keum , Sang Min Oh , Dang-Oh Kim , Dong-Ho Cho

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

Media-based modulation (MBM), exploiting rich scattering properties of transmission environments via different radiation patterns of a single reconfigurable antenna (RA), has brought new insights into future communication systems. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-17 Zehra Yigit , Ertugrul Basar , Ibrahim Altunbas

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), comprising large numbers of low-cost and almost passive metamaterials with tunable reflection properties, have been recently proposed as an enabling technology for programmable wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Aris L. Moustakas , George C. Alexandropoulos , Mérouane Debbah

Active metasurfaces have recently emerged as compact, lightweight, and efficient platforms for dynamic control of electromagnetic fields and optical responses. However, the complexities associated with their post-fabrication tunability…