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Liang JC, Zhang L, Luo Z, Jiang RZ, Cheng ZW, Wang SR, Sun MK, Jin S, Cheng Q, Cui TJ. A filtering reconfigurable intelligent surface for interference-free wireless communications. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3838. [PMID: 38714685 PMCID: PMC11076613 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47865-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/10/2024] Open
Abstract
The powerful capability of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) in tailoring electromagnetic waves and fields has put them under the spotlight in wireless communications. However, the current designs are criticized due to their poor frequency selectivity, which hinders their applications in real-world scenarios where the spectrum is becoming increasingly congested. Here we propose a filtering RIS to feature sharp frequency-selecting and 2-bit phase-shifting properties. It permits the signals in a narrow bandwidth to transmit but rejects the out-of-band ones; meanwhile, the phase of the transmitted signals can be digitally controlled, enabling flexible manipulations of signal propagations. A prototype is designed, fabricated, and measured, and its high quality factor and phase-shifting characteristics are validated by scattering parameters and beam-steering phenomena. Further, we conduct a wireless communication experiment to illustrate the intriguing functions of the RIS. The filtering behavior enables the RIS to perform wireless signal manipulations with anti-interference ability, thus showing big potential to advance the development of next-generation wireless communications.
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- Jing Cheng Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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Pham TS, Zheng H, Chen L, Khuyen BX, Lee Y. Wide-incident-angle, polarization-independent broadband-absorption metastructure without external resistive elements by using a trapezoidal structure. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10198. [PMID: 38702324 PMCID: PMC11068773 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60171-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
Abstract
The absorption of electromagnetic waves in a broadband frequency range with polarization insensitivity and incidence-angle independence is greatly needed in modern technology applications. Many structures based on metamaterials have been suggested for addressing these requirements; these structures were complex multilayer structures or used special materials or external electric components, such as resistive ones. In this paper, we present a metasurface structure that was fabricated simply by employing the standard printed-circuit-board technique but provides a high absorption above 90% in a broadband frequency range from 12.35 to 14.65 GHz. The metasurface consisted of structural unit cells of 4 symmetric substructures assembled with a metallic bar pattern, which induced broadband absorption by using a planar resistive interaction in the pattern without a real resistive component. The analysis, simulation, and measurement results showed that the metasurface was also polarization insensitive and still maintained an absorption above 90% at incident angles up to 45°. The suggested metasurface plays a role in the fundamental design and can also be used to design absorbers at different frequency ranges. Furthermore, further enhancement of the absorption performance is achieved by improved design and fabrication.
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- Thanh Son Pham
- Department of Physics and Quantum Photonic Science Research Center, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
- Alpha ADT, No.1202, 51-9, Dongtan Advanced Industrial, Hwaseong, 18469, Korea
- Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics and Quantum Photonic Science Research Center, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea
- Alpha ADT, No.1202, 51-9, Dongtan Advanced Industrial, Hwaseong, 18469, Korea
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- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics and Quantum Photonic Science Research Center, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea.
- Alpha ADT, No.1202, 51-9, Dongtan Advanced Industrial, Hwaseong, 18469, Korea.
- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Li W, Yu Q, Qiu JH, Qi J. Intelligent wireless power transfer via a 2-bit compact reconfigurable transmissive-metasurface-based router. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2807. [PMID: 38561373 PMCID: PMC10984985 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46984-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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With the rapid development of the Internet of Things, numerous devices have been deployed in complex environments for environmental monitoring and information transmission, which brings new power supply challenges. Wireless power transfer is a promising solution since it enables power delivery without cables, providing well-behaved flexibility for power supplies. Here we propose a compact wireless power transfer framework. The core components of the proposed framework include a plane-wave feeder and a transmissive 2-bit reconfigurable metasurface-based beam generator, which constitute a reconfigurable power router. The combined profile of the feeder and the beam generator is 0.8 wavelengths. In collaboration with a deep-learning-driven environment sensor, the router enables object detection and localization, and intelligent wireless power transfer to power-consuming targets, especially in dynamic multitarget environments. Experiments also show that the router is capable of simultaneous wireless power and information transfer. Due to the merits of low cost and compact size, the proposed framework may boost the commercialization of metasurface-based wireless power transfer routers.
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- Wenzhi Li
- Department of Microwave Engineering, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Communication Engineering, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Microwave Engineering, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Microwave Engineering, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
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Qiu T, An Q, Wang J, Wang J, Qiu CW, Li S, Lv H, Cai M, Wang J, Cong L, Qu S. Vision-driven metasurfaces for perception enhancement. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1631. [PMID: 38388545 PMCID: PMC10883922 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45296-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Metasurfaces have exhibited unprecedented degree of freedom in manipulating electromagnetic (EM) waves and thus provide fantastic front-end interfaces for smart systems. Here we show a framework for perception enhancement based on vision-driven metasurface. Human's eye movements are matched with microwave radiations to extend the humans' perception spectrum. By this means, our eyes can "sense" visual information and invisible microwave information. Several experimental demonstrations are given for specific implementations, including a physiological-signal-monitoring system, an "X-ray-glasses" system, a "glimpse-and-forget" tracking system and a speech reception system for deaf people. Both the simulation and experiment results verify evident advantages in perception enhancement effects and improving information acquisition efficiency. This framework can be readily integrated into healthcare systems to monitor physiological signals and to offer assistance for people with disabilities. This work provides an alternative framework for perception enhancement and may find wide applications in healthcare, wearable devices, search-and-rescue and others.
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- Tianshuo Qiu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Fundamentals Department, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, China
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Aerospace metamaterials laboratory of SuZhou National Laboratory, Suzhou, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Fundamentals Department, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Aerospace metamaterials laboratory of SuZhou National Laboratory, Suzhou, China.
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Takeshita H, Fathnan AA, Nita D, Nagata A, Sugiura S, Wakatsuchi H. Frequency-hopping wave engineering with metasurfaces. Nat Commun 2024; 15:196. [PMID: 38172183 PMCID: PMC10764809 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44627-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Wave phenomena can be artificially engineered by scattering from metasurfaces, which aids in the design of radio-frequency and optical devices for wireless communication, sensing, imaging, wireless power transfer and bio/medical applications. Scattering responses vary with changing frequency; conversely, they remain unchanged at a constant frequency, which has been a long-standing limitation in the design of devices leveraging wave scattering phenomena. Here, we present metasurfaces that can scatter incident waves according to two variables-the frequency and pulse width-in multiple bands. Significantly, these scattering profiles are characterized by how the frequencies are used in different time windows due to transient circuits. In particular, by using more than one frequency with coupled transient circuits, we demonstrate variable scattering profiles in response to unique frequency sequences, which can break a conventional linear frequency concept and markedly increase the available frequency channels in accordance with a factorial number of frequencies used. Our proposed concept, which is analogous to frequency hopping in wireless communication, advances wave engineering in electromagnetics and related fields.
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- Hiroki Takeshita
- Department of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
- Research Center for Telecommunication (PRT), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bandung, 40135, Indonesia
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- Department of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan.
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