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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…

We experimentally demonstrate at terahertz frequencies that a planar metamaterial exhibits a spectral response resembling electromagnetically induced transparency. The metamaterial unit cell consists of a split ring surrounded by another…

In this paper, a tunable metamaterial perfect absorber based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) is designed in the terahertz frequency range. The proposed structure is simulated by the numerical method of three-dimensional Finite Difference Time…

Optics · Physics 2024-01-30 Zahra Madadi

We present the design of a phased, modulated, power distribution network for metasurface array antennas. The specific metasurface array design comprises a series of waveguides, each feeding a sub-array of dynamically tunable metamaterial…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-08-16 Deepayan Banerjee , Aaron V. Diebold , David R. Smith , Michael Boyarsky

One route to create tunable metamaterials is through integration with "on-demand" dynamic quantum materials, such as vanadium dioxide (VO2). This enables new modalities to create high performance devices for historically challenging…

This paper proposes a dual-band reconfigurable antenna array (DBRAA), enabling wireless capabilities in both sub-6 GHz (sub-6G) and millimeter wave (mmWave) bands using a single array. For the sub-6G band, we propose a reconfigurable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Kangjian Chen , Chenhao Qi , Octavia A. Dobre

In the advent of next-generation wireless communication, millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) technologies are pivotal for their high data rate capabilities. However, their reliance on large antenna arrays and narrow directive beams…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-09 Gouranga Charan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

As opposed to metasurfaces, metagratings represent themselves sparse arrangements of scatterers. Established rigorous analytical models allow metagratings to overcome performance of metasurfaces in beam steering applications while handling…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Vladislav Popov , Fabrice Boust , Shah Nawaz Burokur

Dynamic metasurface antennas (DMA) provide low-power beamforming through reconfigurable radiative slots. Each slot has a tunable component that consumes low power compared to typical analog components like phase shifters. This makes DMAs a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-10 Joseph M. Carlson , Nitish V. Deshpande , Miguel Rodrigo Castellanos , Robert W. Heath

Reconfigurable metasurfaces are potent platforms to control the propagation properties of light dynamically. Among different reconfiguration mechanisms available at optical frequencies, using non-volatile phase change materials is one of…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-03 Luis Manuel Máñez-Espina , Ana Díaz-Rubio

We are demonstrating the optical control of a specific state of the germanium telluride (GeTe) phase change material and its integration as control element for realizing extremely efficient optically reconfigurable THz devices. The…

The escalating demands of compute-intensive applications urgently necessitate the adoption of optical interconnect technologies to overcome bottlenecks in scaling computing systems. This requires fully exploiting the inherent parallelism of…

In this work, we designed and studied a feasible dual-layer binary metagrating, which can realize controllable asymmetric transmission and beam splitting with nearly perfect performance. Owing to ingenious geometry configuration, only one…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-06-18 Yangyang Fu , Jiaqi Tao , Ailing Song , Youwen Liu , Yadong Xu

We report extensive enhancement in the refractive index of artificially designed metamaterials by exploiting the deep subwavelength coupling in a free-standing, thin-film metal-dielectric-metal checkboard structure. A record high refractive…

Optics · Physics 2022-04-04 Leena Singh , Ranjan Singh , Weili Zhang

Recently, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communications are considered in the wireless community. This paper aims to design a beam-based multiple-access strategy for this new…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Wei Jiang , Hans Dieter Schotten

As artificial structures, metamaterials are usually described by macroscopic effective medium parameters, which are named as "analog metamaterials". Here, we propose "digital metamaterials" in two steps. Firstly, we present "coding…

Optics · Physics 2014-08-01 Tie Jun Cui , Mei Qing Qi , Xiang Wan , Jie Zhao , Qiang Cheng

Large multiple antenna arrays coupled with accurate beamforming are essential in terahertz (THz) communications to ensure link reliability. However, as the number of antennas increases, beam alignment (focusing) and beam tracking in mobile…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-04 Irched Chafaa , E. Veronica Belmega , Giacomo Bacci

Terahertz (THz) communications with a frequency band $0.1-10$ THz are envisioned as a promising solution to future high-speed wireless communication. Although with tens of gigahertz available bandwidth, THz signals suffer from severe…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Boyu Ning , Zhongbao Tian , Weidong Mei , Zhi Chen , Chong Han , Shaoqian Li , Jinhong Yuan , Rui Zhang

Benefiting from tens of GHz of bandwidth, terahertz (THz) communications has become a promising technology for future 6G networks. However, the conventional hybrid beamforming architecture based on frequency-independent phase-shifters is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-22 Yihang Jiang , Ziqin Zhou , Xiaoyang Li , Yi Gong

Future wireless services, such as the metaverse require high information rate, reliability, and low latency. Multi-user wireless systems can meet such requirements by utilizing the abundant terahertz bandwidth with a massive number of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Christo Kurisummoottil Thomas , Walid Saad