TY - GEN
T1 - Intercell Wireless Communication in Software-defined Metasurfaces
AU - Tasolamprou, Anna C.
AU - Mirmoosa, Mohammad Sajjad
AU - Tsilipakos, Odysseas
AU - Pitilakis, Alexandros
AU - Liu, Fu
AU - Abadal, Sergi
AU - Cabellos-Aparicio, Albert
AU - Alarcon, Eduard
AU - Liaskos, Christos
AU - Kantartzis, Nikolaos V.
AU - Tretyakov, Sergei
AU - Kafesaki, Maria
AU - Economou, Eleftherios N.
AU - Soukoulis, Costas M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/4/26
Y1 - 2018/4/26
N2 - Tunable metasurfaces are ultra-thin, artificial electromagnetic components that provide engineered and externally adjustable functionalities. The programmable metasurface, the HyperSurFace, concept consists in integrating controllers within the metasurface that interact locally and communicate globally to obtain a given electromagnetic behaviour. Here, we address the design constraints introduced by both functions accommodated by the programmable metasurface, i.e., the desired metasurface operation and the unit cells wireless communication enabling such programmable functionality. The design process for meeting both sets of specifications is thoroughly discussed. Two scenarios for wireless intercell communication are proposed. The first exploits the metasurface layer itself, while the second employs a dedicated communication layer beneath the metasurface backplane. Complexity and performance trade-offs are highlighted.
AB - Tunable metasurfaces are ultra-thin, artificial electromagnetic components that provide engineered and externally adjustable functionalities. The programmable metasurface, the HyperSurFace, concept consists in integrating controllers within the metasurface that interact locally and communicate globally to obtain a given electromagnetic behaviour. Here, we address the design constraints introduced by both functions accommodated by the programmable metasurface, i.e., the desired metasurface operation and the unit cells wireless communication enabling such programmable functionality. The design process for meeting both sets of specifications is thoroughly discussed. Two scenarios for wireless intercell communication are proposed. The first exploits the metasurface layer itself, while the second employs a dedicated communication layer beneath the metasurface backplane. Complexity and performance trade-offs are highlighted.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85057087368
U2 - 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351865
DO - 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351865
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:85057087368
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
BT - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2018 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2018
Y2 - 27 May 2018 through 30 May 2018
ER -