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Movable antenna (MA), which can flexibly change the position of antenna in three-dimensional (3D) continuous space, is an emerging technology for achieving full spatial performance gains. In this paper, a prototype of MA communication…
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Antenna array architectures based on programmable metasurfaces are emerging as a promising solution for scalable implementations of the eXtremely Large Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (XL-MIMO) systems paradigm, envisioned for 6-th…