Programmable metasurfaces have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional ability to manipulate electromagnetic(EM)waves in real time,propelling the emergence of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)a...Programmable metasurfaces have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional ability to manipulate electromagnetic(EM)waves in real time,propelling the emergence of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)as a transformative advancement in wireless communication for controlling signal propagation and coverage.However,conventional RISs often suffer from a limited operational range and spectral interference,hindering their practical deployment in wireless relay and communication systems.To overcome this limitation,we propose an amplifying and filtering RIS(AF-RIS)to enhance the inband signal energy and filter the out-of-band signal of the incident EM waves,thereby achieving RIS array miniaturization and improved anti-interference capability.Furthermore,each AF-RIS element features 2-bit phase control,significantly improving the array's beamforming performance.A meticulously designed4×8 AF-RIS array is presented by integrating the power dividing and combining networks,which substantially reduces the number of amplifiers and filters,drastically decreasing the hardware costs and power consumption.The experimental results demonstrate the powerful capabilities of the AF-RIS in beam-steering,frequency selectivity,and signal amplification.Thus,the proposed AF-RIS offers significant potential for critical wireless relay applications by improving frequency selectivity,expanding signal coverage,and minimizing hardware size.展开更多
With the rapid development of sixth-generation(6G)intelligent wireless networks,environmental sensing has become a core requirement for many applications such as autonomous driving,drones,and intelligent robotics.Here...With the rapid development of sixth-generation(6G)intelligent wireless networks,environmental sensing has become a core requirement for many applications such as autonomous driving,drones,and intelligent robotics.Here,we propose a passive sensing method based on beam-focusing algorithms and a large-scale programmable metasurface composed of 64×96 effective elements.The coding patterns on the 1-bit programmable metasurface are dynamically switched via a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)to achieve real-time beam focusing and scanning at specific spatial locations.The reflected signal strength is then used to determine the target angle and distance.Requiring only a single RF channel and signal strength information,the system features a simple hardware architecture and low computational complexity.To verify the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method,experiments are conducted across 74 positions within an azimuth-angle range from−70°to 70°and a distance range from 1 m to 3 m.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed sensing method achieves high precision in both angle and distance for passive targets,with an average absolute angle error of 0.904°and an average absolute distance error of 0.101 m.The proposed system provides a promising solution for applications in the Internet of Things,directional communication,and biomedical fields.展开更多
Inspired by the design philosophy of information metasurfaces based on the digital coding concept,a planar 4-bit reconfigurable antenna array with low profile of 0.15λ0(whereλ0is the free-space wavelength)is present...Inspired by the design philosophy of information metasurfaces based on the digital coding concept,a planar 4-bit reconfigurable antenna array with low profile of 0.15λ0(whereλ0is the free-space wavelength)is presented.The array is based on a digital coding radiation element consisting of a 1-bit magnetoelectric(ME)dipole and a miniaturized reflection-type phase shifter(RTPS).The proposed 1-bit ME dipole can provide two digital states of"0"and"1"(with 0°and 180°phase responses)over a wide frequency band by individually exciting its two symmetrical feeding ports.The designed RTPS is able to realize a relative phase shift of 173°.By digitally quantizing its phase in the range of 157.5°,additional eight digital states at intervals of 22.5°are obtained.To achieve low sidelobe levels,a 1:16 power divider based on the Taylor line source method is employed to feed the array,A prototype of the proposed 4-bit antenna array has been fabricated and tested,and the experimental results are in good agreement with the simulations.Scanning beams within a±45°range were measured with a maximum realized gain of 13.4 dBi at12 GHz.The sidelobe and cross-polarization levels are below-14.3 and-23.0 dB,respectively.Furthermore,the beam pointing error is within 0.8°,and the 3 dB gain bandwidth of the broadside beam is 25%.Due to its outstanding performance,the array holds potential for significant applications in radar and wireless communication systems.展开更多
With digital coding technology,reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)become powerful real-time sys-tems for manipulating electromagnetic(EM)waves.However,most automatic RIS designs involve exten-sive numerical simu...With digital coding technology,reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)become powerful real-time sys-tems for manipulating electromagnetic(EM)waves.However,most automatic RIS designs involve exten-sive numerical simulations of the unit,including the passive pattern and active devices,requiring high data acquisition and training costs.In addition,for passive patterns,the widely employed random pixe-lated method presents design efficiency and effectiveness challenges due to the massive pixel combina-tions and blocked excitation current flow in discrete patterns.To overcome these two critical problems,we propose a versatile RIS design paradigm with efficient topology representation and a separate design architecture.First,a non-uniform rational B-spline(NURBS)is introduced to represent continuous pat-terns and solve excitation current flow issues.This representation makes it possible to finely tune con-tinuous patterns with several control points,greatly reducing the pattern solution space by 20-fold and facilitating RIS optimization.Then,employing multiport network theory to separate the passive pat-tern and active device from the unit,the separate design architecture significantly reduces the dataset acquisition cost by 62.5%.Through multistep multiport calculation,the multistate EM responses of the RIS under different structural combinations can be quickly obtained with only one prediction of pattern response,thereby achieving dataset and model reuse for different RIS designs.With a hybrid continuous-discrete optimization algorithm,three examples—including two typical high-performance RISs and an ultra-wideband multilayer RIS—are provided to validate the superiority of our paradigm.Our work offers an efficient solution for RIS automatic design,and the resulting structure is expected to boost RIS appli-cations in the fields of wireless communication and sensing.展开更多
Although tremendous efforts have been devoted to investigating planar single-conductor circuits,it remains challenging to provide tight confinement of electromagnetic field and compatibility with active semi-conductor...Although tremendous efforts have been devoted to investigating planar single-conductor circuits,it remains challenging to provide tight confinement of electromagnetic field and compatibility with active semi-conductor components such as amplifier,harmonic generator and mixers.Single-conductor spoof surface plasmon polariton(SSPP)structure,which is one of the most promising planar single-conductor transmission media due to the outstanding field confinement,still suf-fers from the difficulty in integrating with the active semi-conductor components.In this paper,a new kind of odd-mode-metachannel(OMM)that can support odd-mode SSPPs is proposed to perform as the fundamental transmission chan-nel of the single-conductor systems.By introducing zigzag decoration,the OMM can strengthen the field confinement and broaden the bandwidth of odd-mode SSPPs simultaneously.More importantly,the active semi-conductor amplifier chip integration is achieved by utilizing the intrinsic potential difference on OMM,which breaks the major obstacle in im-plementing the single-conductor systems.As an instance,an amplifier is successfully integrated on the single-conductor OMM,which can realize both loss compensation and signal amplification.Meanwhile,the merits of OMM including crosstalk suppression,low radar cross section(RCS),and flexibility are comprehensively demonstrated.Hence,the pro-posed OMM and its capability to integrate with the active semi-conductor components may provide a new avenue to fu-ture single-conductor conformal systems and smart skins.展开更多
In dielectric physics,electromagnetic(EM)properties of dielectrics arise from several important polarization mechanisms that can be described by Debye,Drude or Lorentz models.Metamaterials,as well as their 2D counterp...In dielectric physics,electromagnetic(EM)properties of dielectrics arise from several important polarization mechanisms that can be described by Debye,Drude or Lorentz models.Metamaterials,as well as their 2D counterparts-metasurfaces,can exhibit bizarre EM parameters such as negative permittivity,whereas polarization mechanisms leading to such have long been discussed in dielectric physics.Drude and Lorentz's models are usually used in metamaterial design,whereas the Debye model is almost absent,though it is so important in dielectric physics.This leaves an unreconciled gap between the dielectric physics and metamaterials.In this paper,we explore Debye relaxations in metasurfaces for the sake of wideband dispersion engineering.By analyzing two fundamental resonance modes of a typical meta-atom,we first show that the reflection phase experiences 1st-order Debye relaxation under the two resonances,although they are typically Lorentzian.More importantly,the two resonances can be tailored to form a 2nd-order Debye relaxation process so as to achieve smooth phase variations in between them,which lays a solid foundation for wideband dispersion engineering.As proof of concept,we propose a quad-ellipticalarc(QEA)structure as the meta-atom,whose dispersion can be customized by tailoring the 2nd-order Debye relaxation.With this meta-atom,we demonstrated two metasurface prototypes that can achieve chromatic and achromatic focusing,respectively,in the entire X band(8.0–12.0 GHz),showcasing the powerful capacity of wideband dispersion engineering.This work digs out relaxation processes in metamaterials and opens up new territories for metamaterial research,which may find wide applications in wideband devices and systems.展开更多
Resonantly enhanced dielectric sensing has superior sensitivity and accuracy because the signal is measured from relative resonance shifts that are immune to signal fluctuations.For applications in the Internet of Thi...Resonantly enhanced dielectric sensing has superior sensitivity and accuracy because the signal is measured from relative resonance shifts that are immune to signal fluctuations.For applications in the Internet of Things(IoT),accurate detection of resonance frequency shifts using a compact circuit is in high demand.We proposed an ultracompact integrated sensing system that merges a spoof surface plasmon resonance sensor with signal detection,processing,and wireless communication.A softwaredefined scheme was developed to track the resonance shift,which minimized the hardware circuit and made the detection adaptive to the target resonance.A microwave spoof surface plasmon resonator was designed to enhance sensitivity and resonance intensity.The integrated sensing system was constructed on a printed circuit board with dimensions of 1.8 cm×1.2 cm and connected to a smartphone wirelessly through Bluetooth,working in both frequency scanning mode and resonance tracking mode and achieving a signal-to-noise ratio of 69 dB in acetone vapor sensing.This study provides an ultracompact,accurate,adaptive,sensitive,and wireless solution for resonant sensors in the IoT.展开更多
Chiral nanostructures can enhance the weak inherent chiral effects of biomolecules and highlight the important roles in chiral detection.However,the design of the chiral nanostructures is challenged by extensive theor...Chiral nanostructures can enhance the weak inherent chiral effects of biomolecules and highlight the important roles in chiral detection.However,the design of the chiral nanostructures is challenged by extensive theoretical simulations and explorative experiments.Recently,Zheyu Fang’s group proposed a chiral nanostructure design method based on reinforcement learning,which can find out metallic chiral nanostructures with a sharp peak in circular dichroism spectra and enhance the chiral detection signals.This work envisions the powerful roles of artificial intelligence in nanophotonic designs.展开更多
Millimeter-wave and terahertz frequency bands are receiving more and more attention due to their big potentials for widespread applications such as in high-speed communications and high-resolution imaging.Nevertheless...Millimeter-wave and terahertz frequency bands are receiving more and more attention due to their big potentials for widespread applications such as in high-speed communications and high-resolution imaging.Nevertheless,limited by the functional materials and devices in these bands,we face lots of challenges towards high efficiency,high precision,and multi-domain electromagnetic manipulations that are urgently required in the practical application scenarios.The emergence of metasurfaces,especially the digital coding metasurfaces and programmable metasurfaces,has provided powerful capabilities to control electromagnetic waves.Recently,with the progress of space-domain,time-domain,space-time-domain,and polarization-domain programmable metasurfaces,considerable new applications have been achieved,including new-architecture wireless communication transmitters,the integration of sensing and communications,simultaneous information and power transfers,and information encryption.Consequently,integrated multifunctional platforms based on metasurfaces are expected.In this review,the recent advances in millimeter-wave and terahertz programmable metasurfaces are thoroughly presented,including the design principles and methods,the applications in the nextgeneration wireless communication systems,the integrated sensing and communications,and other multifunctional systems.展开更多
High phase accuracy and figure of merit(FOM)of quadrature signals are essential for integrated systems,including quadrature amplitude modulation(QAM)communications and multi-input multi-output(MIMO)radar.However,the t...High phase accuracy and figure of merit(FOM)of quadrature signals are essential for integrated systems,including quadrature amplitude modulation(QAM)communications and multi-input multi-output(MIMO)radar.However,the traditional quadrature oscillators often struggle to meet the stringent requirements of high FOM and high quadrature phase accuracy simultaneously.To address this challenge,we propose a spoof surface plasmon polariton(SPP)metawaveguide(Meta)to design on-chip rotary traveling-wave oscillator(RTWO).By leveraging the advanced dispersion manipulation capability of Meta,the physical and electrical lengths of transmission line(TL)are effectively decoupled,thereby overcoming the limitations associated with the unequal electrical lengths of inner and outer loops of the resonator,which is difficult to achieve in the conventional RTWOs.Based on the design methodology,we realize a Meta-RTWO using the 65 nm CMOS technology and achieve a measured FOM of 188.5 dBc/Hz and a phase error of approximately 0.21°.These metrics surpass those of the traditional oscillators fabricated even by more advanced 28 nm CMOS processes.This study demonstrates that Meta-RTWO achieves a significant improvement in both output signal quadrature accuracy and FOM under process limitations without using additional phase adjustment structures.展开更多
Dual-polarized reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)increasingly play significant roles in reshaping wireless transmission environments.In this Letter,we propose a design method for dual-polarized RIS elements.Thi...Dual-polarized reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)increasingly play significant roles in reshaping wireless transmission environments.In this Letter,we propose a design method for dual-polarized RIS elements.This proposed method develops an equivalent multiport model to quickly calculate reflection electromagnetic(EM)responses of the elements containing multiple structural parameters.Moreover,the genetic algorithm(GA)is utilized to optimize the structural parameters to meet design specifications.A 1-bit dual-polarized RIS is implemented for verification.The simulated and experimental results show good consistency with the calculated results.The proposed method significantly conserves design resources,promoting the development of dual-polarized RISs.展开更多
We proposed a spoof surface plasmon polariton(SSPP)dual-mode transmission line(DMTL)formed by mirror serpentine periodic structures(MSPSs),which features the odd-and even-mode dispersion curves overlapping in a wide f...We proposed a spoof surface plasmon polariton(SSPP)dual-mode transmission line(DMTL)formed by mirror serpentine periodic structures(MSPSs),which features the odd-and even-mode dispersion curves overlapping in a wide frequency range.With the mode exciter and mode recognizer in reciprocal form attached to both ends of SSPP DMTL,the two modes can be transmitted at the same time and their orthogonality was validated.An on-chip SSPP DMTL was implemented using the GaAs technology with a compact electrical dimension of 0.125*0.011*0.017λ3.The measured efficiencies of odd-and even-mode co-frequency signal transmissions were higher than−1.817 dB and−0.89 dB,respec-tively,while the degree of mode isolation was higher than 15 dB.The proposed SSPP DMTL doubles the communication capacity in a fixed frequency band and exhibits great potential in the com-posite communication systems.展开更多
The rapid development of space-time-coding metasurfaces(STCMs)offers a new avenue to manipulate spatial electromagnetic beams,waveforms,and frequency spectra simultaneously with high efficiency.To date,most studies ar...The rapid development of space-time-coding metasurfaces(STCMs)offers a new avenue to manipulate spatial electromagnetic beams,waveforms,and frequency spectra simultaneously with high efficiency.To date,most studies are primarily focused on harmonic generations and independent controls of finite-order harmonics and their spatial waves,but the manipulations of continuously temporal waveforms that include much rich frequency spectral components are still limited in both theory and experiment based on STCM.Here,we propose a theoretical framework and method to generate frequency-modulated continuous waves(FMCWs)and control their spatial propagation behaviors simultaneously via a novel STCM with nonlinearly periodic phases.Since the carrier frequency of FMCW changes with time rapidly,we can produce customized time-varying reflection phases at will by the required FMCW under the illumination of a monochromatic wave.More importantly,the propagation directions of the time-varying beams can be controlled by encoding the metasurface with different initial phase gradients.A programmable STCM prototype with a full-phase range is designed and fabricated to realize reprogrammable FMCW functions,and experimental results show good agreement with the theoretical analyses.展开更多
Facilitated by ultrafast dynamic modulations,spatiotemporal metasurfaces have been identified as a pivotal platform for manipulating electromagnetic waves and creating exotic physical phenomena,such as dispersion canc...Facilitated by ultrafast dynamic modulations,spatiotemporal metasurfaces have been identified as a pivotal platform for manipulating electromagnetic waves and creating exotic physical phenomena,such as dispersion cancellation,Lorentz reciprocity breakage,and Doppler illusions.Motivated by emerging information-oriented technologies,we hereby probe the information transition mechanisms induced by spatiotemporal variations and present a general model to characterize the information processing capabilities of the spatiotemporal metasurface.Group theory and abstract number theory are adopted through this investigation,by which the group extension and independent controls of multiple harmonics are proposed and demonstrated as two major tools for information transitions from the spatiotemporal domain to the spectra-wavevector domain.By incorporating Shannon’s entropy theory into the proposed model,we further discover the corresponding information transition efficiencies and the upper bound of the channel capacity of the spatiotemporal metasurface.The results of harmonic information transitions show great potential in achieving high-capacity versatile information processing systems with spatiotemporal metasurfaces.展开更多
Brain-computer interfaces(BCIs),invasive or non-invasive,have projected unparalleled vision and promise for assisting patients in need to better their interaction with the surroundings.Inspired by the BCI-based rehabi...Brain-computer interfaces(BCIs),invasive or non-invasive,have projected unparalleled vision and promise for assisting patients in need to better their interaction with the surroundings.Inspired by the BCI-based rehabilitation technologies for nerve-system impairments and amputation,we propose an electromagnetic brain-computer-metasurface(EBCM)paradigm,regulated by human’s cognition by brain signals directly and non-invasively.We experimentally show that our EBCM platform can translate human’s mind from evoked potentials of P300-based electroencephalography to digital coding information in the electromagnetic domain non-invasively,which can be further processed and transported by an information metasurface in automated and wireless fashions.Directly wireless communications of the human minds are performed between two EBCM operators with accurate text transmissions.Moreover,several other proof-of-concept mind-control schemes are presented using the same EBCM platform,exhibiting flexibly-customized capabilities of information processing and synthesis like visual-beam scanning,wave modulations,and pattern encoding.展开更多
Information security plays an important role in every aspect of life to protect data from stealing and deciphering.However,most of the previously reported works were based on pure algorithm layer or pure physical laye...Information security plays an important role in every aspect of life to protect data from stealing and deciphering.However,most of the previously reported works were based on pure algorithm layer or pure physical layer encryptions,which have certain limitations in security.In this paper,a nondeterministic message encryption communication scheme is proposed based on a spin-space-frequency multiplexing metasurface(SSFMM),which integrates both algorithmic and physical layer encryptions,and can also produce multiple different ciphertexts for the same message to prevent the message from being cracked through frequency analysis,thus greatly enhancing the security of the information.To be specific,an SSFMM is first designed as a physical-layer meta-key,which can generate eight independent dot matrix holograms with different spin,space,and frequency characteristics.The target message is then encrypted based on these dot matrix holograms combined with algorithmic operations,and the encrypted message is converted into a quick response(QR)code for easy sending to the target users.Once the target user gets that QR code,he/she can scan it to obtain the encryption information,and then recover the target message according to the pre-agreed encryption protocol combined with the eight dot matrix holograms of SSFMM.Finally,the feasibility of the proposed encryption scheme was experimentally validated at the microwave frequency band.展开更多
Space-time-modulated metastructures characterized by spatiotemporally varying properties have recently attracted great interest and become one of the most fascinating and promising research fields.In the meantime,spac...Space-time-modulated metastructures characterized by spatiotemporally varying properties have recently attracted great interest and become one of the most fascinating and promising research fields.In the meantime,space-time-coding digital metasurfaces with inherently programmable natures emerge as powerful and versatile platforms for implementing the spatiotemporal modulations,which have been successfully realized and used to manipulate the electromagnetic waves in both the spectral and spatial domains.In this article,we systematically introduce the general concepts and working principles of space-time-coding digital metasurfaces and provide a comprehensive survey of recent advances and representative applications in this field.Specifically,we illustrate the examples of complicated wave manipulations,including harmonic beam control and programmable nonreciprocal effect.The fascinating strategy of space-time-coding opens the door to exciting scenarios for information systems,with abundant applications ranging from wireless communications to imaging and radars.We summarize this review by presenting the perspectives on the existing challenges and future directions in this fast-growing research field.展开更多
Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer(SWIPT)architecture is commonly applied in wireless sensors or Internet of Things(IoT)devices,providing both wireless power sources and communication channels.Howeve...Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer(SWIPT)architecture is commonly applied in wireless sensors or Internet of Things(IoT)devices,providing both wireless power sources and communication channels.However,the traditional SWIPT transmitter usually suffers from cross-talk distortion caused by the high peak-to-average power ratio of the input signal and the reduction of power amplifier efficiency.This paper proposes a SWIPT transmitting architecture based on an asynchronous space-time-coding digital metasurface(ASTCM).High-efficiency simultaneous transfer of information and power is achieved via energy distribution and information processing of the wireless monophonic signal reflected from the metasurface.We demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method through theoretical derivations and experimental verification,which is therefore believed to have great potential in wireless communications and the IoT devices.展开更多
The programmable metasurface has been proved to be an effective tool to dynamically tailor electromagnetic(EM)waves.However,how to achieve real-time and independent controls of circularly polarized(CP)waves in the tra...The programmable metasurface has been proved to be an effective tool to dynamically tailor electromagnetic(EM)waves.However,how to achieve real-time and independent controls of circularly polarized(CP)waves in the transmission and reflection spaces is still a challenge.To address this problem,we propose a full-space programmable CP metasurface,which can independently manipulate the CP waves in transmission and reflection spaces in real time by controlling the bias voltage.The polarization states of reflected and transmitted CP waves can be independently customized through elaborate meta-atom design.As a proof of concept,we designed,fabricated,and measured a full-space programmable CP metasurface that can realize copolarized reflection for righthanded circularly polarized(RCP)waves and cross-polarized transmission for left-handed circularly polarized(LCP)waves.Simulated and measured results verify that the wavefronts of reflected and transmitted CP waves can be independently manipulated in real time by reprogramming the reflection and transmission phase coding sequences.Based on the full-space programmable CP metasurface,a space-multiplexing wireless communication scheme is established,successfully delivering two different images along preset reflection and transmission channels.展开更多
Smart antennas have received great attention for their potentials to enable communication and perception functions at the same time.However,realizing the function synthesis remains an open challenge,and most existing ...Smart antennas have received great attention for their potentials to enable communication and perception functions at the same time.However,realizing the function synthesis remains an open challenge,and most existing system solutions are limited to narrow operating bands and high complexity and cost.Here,we propose an externally perceivable leakywave antenna(LWA)based on spoof surface plasmon polaritons(SSPPs),which can realize adaptive real-time switching between the“radiating”and“non-radiating”states and beam tracking at different frequencies.With the assistance of computer vision,the smart SSPP-LWA is able to detect the external target user or jammer,and intelligently track the target by self-adjusting the operating frequency.The proposed scheme helps to reduce the power consumption through dynamically controlling the radiating state of the antenna,and improve spectrum utilization and avoid spectrum conflicts through intelligently deciding the radiating frequency.On the other hand,it is also helpful for the physical layer communication security through switching the antenna working state according to the presence of the target and target beam tracking in real time.In addition,the proposed smart antenna can be generalized to other metamaterial systems and could be a candidate for synaesthesia integration in future smart antenna systems.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFB3811502)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62225108,62288101,and 62201139)+6 种基金the Jiangsu Province Frontier Leading Technology Basic Research Project(BK20212002)the Jiangsu Provincial Scientific Research Center of Applied Mathematics(BK20233002)the Program of Song Shan Laboratory(included in the management of the Major Science and Technology Program of Henan Province221100211300-02 and 221100211300-03)the 111 Project(111-2-05)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242022k60003,2242024RCB0005,and 2242024K30009)the Southeast University-China Mobile Research Institute Joint Innovation Center(R202111101112JZC02)。
摘要Programmable metasurfaces have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional ability to manipulate electromagnetic(EM)waves in real time,propelling the emergence of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)as a transformative advancement in wireless communication for controlling signal propagation and coverage.However,conventional RISs often suffer from a limited operational range and spectral interference,hindering their practical deployment in wireless relay and communication systems.To overcome this limitation,we propose an amplifying and filtering RIS(AF-RIS)to enhance the inband signal energy and filter the out-of-band signal of the incident EM waves,thereby achieving RIS array miniaturization and improved anti-interference capability.Furthermore,each AF-RIS element features 2-bit phase control,significantly improving the array's beamforming performance.A meticulously designed4×8 AF-RIS array is presented by integrating the power dividing and combining networks,which substantially reduces the number of amplifiers and filters,drastically decreasing the hardware costs and power consumption.The experimental results demonstrate the powerful capabilities of the AF-RIS in beam-steering,frequency selectivity,and signal amplification.Thus,the proposed AF-RIS offers significant potential for critical wireless relay applications by improving frequency selectivity,expanding signal coverage,and minimizing hardware size.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFA1404903)the Special Fund for Key Basic Research in Jiangsu Province(No.BK20243015)+8 种基金Jiangsu Joint Laboratory of Multidimensional Perceptual Information Technology(No.BM2022017)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92167202,62301147,and 62288101)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20230822)the Major Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Nos.BK20212002 and BK20210209)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(No.2022QNRC001)the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves,Southeast University,China(No.K201924)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.2242023K5002,2242018R30001,and 2242022R20017)the 111 Project(111-2-05)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2021M700761 and 2022T150112).
摘要With the rapid development of sixth-generation(6G)intelligent wireless networks,environmental sensing has become a core requirement for many applications such as autonomous driving,drones,and intelligent robotics.Here,we propose a passive sensing method based on beam-focusing algorithms and a large-scale programmable metasurface composed of 64×96 effective elements.The coding patterns on the 1-bit programmable metasurface are dynamically switched via a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)to achieve real-time beam focusing and scanning at specific spatial locations.The reflected signal strength is then used to determine the target angle and distance.Requiring only a single RF channel and signal strength information,the system features a simple hardware architecture and low computational complexity.To verify the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method,experiments are conducted across 74 positions within an azimuth-angle range from−70°to 70°and a distance range from 1 m to 3 m.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed sensing method achieves high precision in both angle and distance for passive targets,with an average absolute angle error of 0.904°and an average absolute distance error of 0.101 m.The proposed system provides a promising solution for applications in the Internet of Things,directional communication,and biomedical fields.
基金supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0700201,2017YFA0700202,and 2017YFA0700203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61631007,61571117,61138001,61371035,61722106,61731010,11227904,and 62171124)+1 种基金the 111 Project(111-2-05)the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University(YBYP2119)。
摘要Inspired by the design philosophy of information metasurfaces based on the digital coding concept,a planar 4-bit reconfigurable antenna array with low profile of 0.15λ0(whereλ0is the free-space wavelength)is presented.The array is based on a digital coding radiation element consisting of a 1-bit magnetoelectric(ME)dipole and a miniaturized reflection-type phase shifter(RTPS).The proposed 1-bit ME dipole can provide two digital states of"0"and"1"(with 0°and 180°phase responses)over a wide frequency band by individually exciting its two symmetrical feeding ports.The designed RTPS is able to realize a relative phase shift of 173°.By digitally quantizing its phase in the range of 157.5°,additional eight digital states at intervals of 22.5°are obtained.To achieve low sidelobe levels,a 1:16 power divider based on the Taylor line source method is employed to feed the array,A prototype of the proposed 4-bit antenna array has been fabricated and tested,and the experimental results are in good agreement with the simulations.Scanning beams within a±45°range were measured with a maximum realized gain of 13.4 dBi at12 GHz.The sidelobe and cross-polarization levels are below-14.3 and-23.0 dB,respectively.Furthermore,the beam pointing error is within 0.8°,and the 3 dB gain bandwidth of the broadside beam is 25%.Due to its outstanding performance,the array holds potential for significant applications in radar and wireless communication systems.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFB3811502)the National Science Foundation of China(62225108)+5 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242022k60003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62288101 and 62201139)the Jiangsu Province Frontier Leading Technology Basic Research Project(BK20212002)the Jiangsu Provincial Scientific Research Center of Applied Mathematics(BK20233002)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242024RCB0005 and 2242024K30009)the 111 Project(111-2-05).
摘要With digital coding technology,reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)become powerful real-time sys-tems for manipulating electromagnetic(EM)waves.However,most automatic RIS designs involve exten-sive numerical simulations of the unit,including the passive pattern and active devices,requiring high data acquisition and training costs.In addition,for passive patterns,the widely employed random pixe-lated method presents design efficiency and effectiveness challenges due to the massive pixel combina-tions and blocked excitation current flow in discrete patterns.To overcome these two critical problems,we propose a versatile RIS design paradigm with efficient topology representation and a separate design architecture.First,a non-uniform rational B-spline(NURBS)is introduced to represent continuous pat-terns and solve excitation current flow issues.This representation makes it possible to finely tune con-tinuous patterns with several control points,greatly reducing the pattern solution space by 20-fold and facilitating RIS optimization.Then,employing multiport network theory to separate the passive pat-tern and active device from the unit,the separate design architecture significantly reduces the dataset acquisition cost by 62.5%.Through multistep multiport calculation,the multistate EM responses of the RIS under different structural combinations can be quickly obtained with only one prediction of pattern response,thereby achieving dataset and model reuse for different RIS designs.With a hybrid continuous-discrete optimization algorithm,three examples—including two typical high-performance RISs and an ultra-wideband multilayer RIS—are provided to validate the superiority of our paradigm.Our work offers an efficient solution for RIS automatic design,and the resulting structure is expected to boost RIS appli-cations in the fields of wireless communication and sensing.
基金financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.62101122,61871127,61701108 and 61631007Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant BK20210212the 111 Project under Grant No.111-2-05.
摘要Although tremendous efforts have been devoted to investigating planar single-conductor circuits,it remains challenging to provide tight confinement of electromagnetic field and compatibility with active semi-conductor components such as amplifier,harmonic generator and mixers.Single-conductor spoof surface plasmon polariton(SSPP)structure,which is one of the most promising planar single-conductor transmission media due to the outstanding field confinement,still suf-fers from the difficulty in integrating with the active semi-conductor components.In this paper,a new kind of odd-mode-metachannel(OMM)that can support odd-mode SSPPs is proposed to perform as the fundamental transmission chan-nel of the single-conductor systems.By introducing zigzag decoration,the OMM can strengthen the field confinement and broaden the bandwidth of odd-mode SSPPs simultaneously.More importantly,the active semi-conductor amplifier chip integration is achieved by utilizing the intrinsic potential difference on OMM,which breaks the major obstacle in im-plementing the single-conductor systems.As an instance,an amplifier is successfully integrated on the single-conductor OMM,which can realize both loss compensation and signal amplification.Meanwhile,the merits of OMM including crosstalk suppression,low radar cross section(RCS),and flexibility are comprehensively demonstrated.Hence,the pro-posed OMM and its capability to integrate with the active semi-conductor components may provide a new avenue to fu-ture single-conductor conformal systems and smart skins.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62401616,62101588,62301596)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB3806200)the Young Innovation Team Project of Shaanxi province(2023-CX-TD-48).
摘要In dielectric physics,electromagnetic(EM)properties of dielectrics arise from several important polarization mechanisms that can be described by Debye,Drude or Lorentz models.Metamaterials,as well as their 2D counterparts-metasurfaces,can exhibit bizarre EM parameters such as negative permittivity,whereas polarization mechanisms leading to such have long been discussed in dielectric physics.Drude and Lorentz's models are usually used in metamaterial design,whereas the Debye model is almost absent,though it is so important in dielectric physics.This leaves an unreconciled gap between the dielectric physics and metamaterials.In this paper,we explore Debye relaxations in metasurfaces for the sake of wideband dispersion engineering.By analyzing two fundamental resonance modes of a typical meta-atom,we first show that the reflection phase experiences 1st-order Debye relaxation under the two resonances,although they are typically Lorentzian.More importantly,the two resonances can be tailored to form a 2nd-order Debye relaxation process so as to achieve smooth phase variations in between them,which lays a solid foundation for wideband dispersion engineering.As proof of concept,we propose a quad-ellipticalarc(QEA)structure as the meta-atom,whose dispersion can be customized by tailoring the 2nd-order Debye relaxation.With this meta-atom,we demonstrated two metasurface prototypes that can achieve chromatic and achromatic focusing,respectively,in the entire X band(8.0–12.0 GHz),showcasing the powerful capacity of wideband dispersion engineering.This work digs out relaxation processes in metamaterials and opens up new territories for metamaterial research,which may find wide applications in wideband devices and systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62288101,61701108,and 61631007)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0700201,2017YFA0700202,and 2017YFA0700203)+1 种基金the Major Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20212002)the 111 Project(111-2-05).
摘要Resonantly enhanced dielectric sensing has superior sensitivity and accuracy because the signal is measured from relative resonance shifts that are immune to signal fluctuations.For applications in the Internet of Things(IoT),accurate detection of resonance frequency shifts using a compact circuit is in high demand.We proposed an ultracompact integrated sensing system that merges a spoof surface plasmon resonance sensor with signal detection,processing,and wireless communication.A softwaredefined scheme was developed to track the resonance shift,which minimized the hardware circuit and made the detection adaptive to the target resonance.A microwave spoof surface plasmon resonator was designed to enhance sensitivity and resonance intensity.The integrated sensing system was constructed on a printed circuit board with dimensions of 1.8 cm×1.2 cm and connected to a smartphone wirelessly through Bluetooth,working in both frequency scanning mode and resonance tracking mode and achieving a signal-to-noise ratio of 69 dB in acetone vapor sensing.This study provides an ultracompact,accurate,adaptive,sensitive,and wireless solution for resonant sensors in the IoT.
摘要Chiral nanostructures can enhance the weak inherent chiral effects of biomolecules and highlight the important roles in chiral detection.However,the design of the chiral nanostructures is challenged by extensive theoretical simulations and explorative experiments.Recently,Zheyu Fang’s group proposed a chiral nanostructure design method based on reinforcement learning,which can find out metallic chiral nanostructures with a sharp peak in circular dichroism spectra and enhance the chiral detection signals.This work envisions the powerful roles of artificial intelligence in nanophotonic designs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U23A20279,62288101)111 Project(111-2-05)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242023K5002).
摘要Millimeter-wave and terahertz frequency bands are receiving more and more attention due to their big potentials for widespread applications such as in high-speed communications and high-resolution imaging.Nevertheless,limited by the functional materials and devices in these bands,we face lots of challenges towards high efficiency,high precision,and multi-domain electromagnetic manipulations that are urgently required in the practical application scenarios.The emergence of metasurfaces,especially the digital coding metasurfaces and programmable metasurfaces,has provided powerful capabilities to control electromagnetic waves.Recently,with the progress of space-domain,time-domain,space-time-domain,and polarization-domain programmable metasurfaces,considerable new applications have been achieved,including new-architecture wireless communication transmitters,the integration of sensing and communications,simultaneous information and power transfers,and information encryption.Consequently,integrated multifunctional platforms based on metasurfaces are expected.In this review,the recent advances in millimeter-wave and terahertz programmable metasurfaces are thoroughly presented,including the design principles and methods,the applications in the nextgeneration wireless communication systems,the integrated sensing and communications,and other multifunctional systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.62422106 and 62288101the Project on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Research Assessment,the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF under Grant No.BX20240063the Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent under Grant Number 2024ZB398.
摘要High phase accuracy and figure of merit(FOM)of quadrature signals are essential for integrated systems,including quadrature amplitude modulation(QAM)communications and multi-input multi-output(MIMO)radar.However,the traditional quadrature oscillators often struggle to meet the stringent requirements of high FOM and high quadrature phase accuracy simultaneously.To address this challenge,we propose a spoof surface plasmon polariton(SPP)metawaveguide(Meta)to design on-chip rotary traveling-wave oscillator(RTWO).By leveraging the advanced dispersion manipulation capability of Meta,the physical and electrical lengths of transmission line(TL)are effectively decoupled,thereby overcoming the limitations associated with the unequal electrical lengths of inner and outer loops of the resonator,which is difficult to achieve in the conventional RTWOs.Based on the design methodology,we realize a Meta-RTWO using the 65 nm CMOS technology and achieve a measured FOM of 188.5 dBc/Hz and a phase error of approximately 0.21°.These metrics surpass those of the traditional oscillators fabricated even by more advanced 28 nm CMOS processes.This study demonstrates that Meta-RTWO achieves a significant improvement in both output signal quadrature accuracy and FOM under process limitations without using additional phase adjustment structures.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2023YFB3811502)the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.62225108)+5 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.2242022k60003,2242024RCB0005,and 2242024K30009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62288101,62201139,and U22A2001)the Jiangsu Province Frontier Leading Technology Basic Research Project(No.BK20212002)the Jiangsu Provincial Scientific Research Center of Applied Mathematics(No.BK20233002)the 111 Project(No.111-2-05)the Southeast University-China Mobile Research Institute Joint Innovation Center(No.R202111101112JZC02)。
摘要Dual-polarized reconfigurable intelligent surfaces(RISs)increasingly play significant roles in reshaping wireless transmission environments.In this Letter,we propose a design method for dual-polarized RIS elements.This proposed method develops an equivalent multiport model to quickly calculate reflection electromagnetic(EM)responses of the elements containing multiple structural parameters.Moreover,the genetic algorithm(GA)is utilized to optimize the structural parameters to meet design specifications.A 1-bit dual-polarized RIS is implemented for verification.The simulated and experimental results show good consistency with the calculated results.The proposed method significantly conserves design resources,promoting the development of dual-polarized RISs.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program(Grant Nos.2023YFB3811300 and 2023YFB3811302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62288101 and U2430210)the 111 Project(Grant No.111-2-05).
摘要We proposed a spoof surface plasmon polariton(SSPP)dual-mode transmission line(DMTL)formed by mirror serpentine periodic structures(MSPSs),which features the odd-and even-mode dispersion curves overlapping in a wide frequency range.With the mode exciter and mode recognizer in reciprocal form attached to both ends of SSPP DMTL,the two modes can be transmitted at the same time and their orthogonality was validated.An on-chip SSPP DMTL was implemented using the GaAs technology with a compact electrical dimension of 0.125*0.011*0.017λ3.The measured efficiencies of odd-and even-mode co-frequency signal transmissions were higher than−1.817 dB and−0.89 dB,respec-tively,while the degree of mode isolation was higher than 15 dB.The proposed SSPP DMTL doubles the communication capacity in a fixed frequency band and exhibits great potential in the com-posite communication systems.
基金This work was supported by the Basic Scientific Center of Information Metamaterials of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(6228810001)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0700201,2017YFA0700202,2017YFA0700203,and 2018YF A0701904)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61722106 and 61731010)the Major Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20212002)the 111 Project(111-2-05)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M680062).
摘要The rapid development of space-time-coding metasurfaces(STCMs)offers a new avenue to manipulate spatial electromagnetic beams,waveforms,and frequency spectra simultaneously with high efficiency.To date,most studies are primarily focused on harmonic generations and independent controls of finite-order harmonics and their spatial waves,but the manipulations of continuously temporal waveforms that include much rich frequency spectral components are still limited in both theory and experiment based on STCM.Here,we propose a theoretical framework and method to generate frequency-modulated continuous waves(FMCWs)and control their spatial propagation behaviors simultaneously via a novel STCM with nonlinearly periodic phases.Since the carrier frequency of FMCW changes with time rapidly,we can produce customized time-varying reflection phases at will by the required FMCW under the illumination of a monochromatic wave.More importantly,the propagation directions of the time-varying beams can be controlled by encoding the metasurface with different initial phase gradients.A programmable STCM prototype with a full-phase range is designed and fabricated to realize reprogrammable FMCW functions,and experimental results show good agreement with the theoretical analyses.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0700201,2017YFA0700202,and 2017YFA0700203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61631007,61871127,61890544,and 61801117)+1 种基金the 111 Project(111-2-05)the Fund for International Cooperation&Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61761136007).
摘要Facilitated by ultrafast dynamic modulations,spatiotemporal metasurfaces have been identified as a pivotal platform for manipulating electromagnetic waves and creating exotic physical phenomena,such as dispersion cancellation,Lorentz reciprocity breakage,and Doppler illusions.Motivated by emerging information-oriented technologies,we hereby probe the information transition mechanisms induced by spatiotemporal variations and present a general model to characterize the information processing capabilities of the spatiotemporal metasurface.Group theory and abstract number theory are adopted through this investigation,by which the group extension and independent controls of multiple harmonics are proposed and demonstrated as two major tools for information transitions from the spatiotemporal domain to the spectra-wavevector domain.By incorporating Shannon’s entropy theory into the proposed model,we further discover the corresponding information transition efficiencies and the upper bound of the channel capacity of the spatiotemporal metasurface.The results of harmonic information transitions show great potential in achieving high-capacity versatile information processing systems with spatiotemporal metasurfaces.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0700201,2017YFA0700202,and 2017YFA0700203)Major Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20212002)+9 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(61871127,61735010,61731010,61890544,61801117,61722106,61701107,61701108,61701246,61631007,61633010,61876064,62076099,61731010,and 11874142)State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves,Southeast University,China(K201924)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242018R30001)111 Project(111-2-05)Fund for International Cooperation and Exchange of National Natural Science Foundation of China(61761136007)Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province(2018B030339001)Key Realm R&D Program of Guangzhou(202007030007)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2019A1515011773)Pearl River S&T Nova Program of Guangzhou(201906010043)C.-W.Q.acknowledges the financial support from the grant R-261-518-004-720 from Advanced Research and Technology Innovation Centre(ARTIC)。
摘要Brain-computer interfaces(BCIs),invasive or non-invasive,have projected unparalleled vision and promise for assisting patients in need to better their interaction with the surroundings.Inspired by the BCI-based rehabilitation technologies for nerve-system impairments and amputation,we propose an electromagnetic brain-computer-metasurface(EBCM)paradigm,regulated by human’s cognition by brain signals directly and non-invasively.We experimentally show that our EBCM platform can translate human’s mind from evoked potentials of P300-based electroencephalography to digital coding information in the electromagnetic domain non-invasively,which can be further processed and transported by an information metasurface in automated and wireless fashions.Directly wireless communications of the human minds are performed between two EBCM operators with accurate text transmissions.Moreover,several other proof-of-concept mind-control schemes are presented using the same EBCM platform,exhibiting flexibly-customized capabilities of information processing and synthesis like visual-beam scanning,wave modulations,and pattern encoding.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62071117 and 62288101)the Project for Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professor,the Major Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20212002)+1 种基金the 111 Project(111-2-05)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242023K5002).
摘要Information security plays an important role in every aspect of life to protect data from stealing and deciphering.However,most of the previously reported works were based on pure algorithm layer or pure physical layer encryptions,which have certain limitations in security.In this paper,a nondeterministic message encryption communication scheme is proposed based on a spin-space-frequency multiplexing metasurface(SSFMM),which integrates both algorithmic and physical layer encryptions,and can also produce multiple different ciphertexts for the same message to prevent the message from being cracked through frequency analysis,thus greatly enhancing the security of the information.To be specific,an SSFMM is first designed as a physical-layer meta-key,which can generate eight independent dot matrix holograms with different spin,space,and frequency characteristics.The target message is then encrypted based on these dot matrix holograms combined with algorithmic operations,and the encrypted message is converted into a quick response(QR)code for easy sending to the target users.Once the target user gets that QR code,he/she can scan it to obtain the encryption information,and then recover the target message according to the pre-agreed encryption protocol combined with the eight dot matrix holograms of SSFMM.Finally,the feasibility of the proposed encryption scheme was experimentally validated at the microwave frequency band.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M680062)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242021R20001)+2 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0700201,2017YFA0700202,and 2017YFA0700203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61631007,61571117,61501112,61501117,61522106,61731010,61735010,61722106,61701107,and 61701108)the 111 Project(111-2-05).
摘要Space-time-modulated metastructures characterized by spatiotemporally varying properties have recently attracted great interest and become one of the most fascinating and promising research fields.In the meantime,space-time-coding digital metasurfaces with inherently programmable natures emerge as powerful and versatile platforms for implementing the spatiotemporal modulations,which have been successfully realized and used to manipulate the electromagnetic waves in both the spectral and spatial domains.In this article,we systematically introduce the general concepts and working principles of space-time-coding digital metasurfaces and provide a comprehensive survey of recent advances and representative applications in this field.Specifically,we illustrate the examples of complicated wave manipulations,including harmonic beam control and programmable nonreciprocal effect.The fascinating strategy of space-time-coding opens the door to exciting scenarios for information systems,with abundant applications ranging from wireless communications to imaging and radars.We summarize this review by presenting the perspectives on the existing challenges and future directions in this fast-growing research field.
基金supported by the Program of Song Shan Laboratory(included in the management of Major Science and Technology Program of Henan Province)(Nos.221100211300-03 and 221100211300-02)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFA0701904)+5 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62288101,61731010,62201139,and U22A2001)the 111 Project(No.111-2-05)the Jiangsu Province Frontier Leading Technology Basic Research Project(No.BK20212002)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2242022k60003)the National Natural Science Foundation(NSFC)for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.62225108)the Southeast University-China Mobile Research Institute Joint Innovation Center(No.R207010101125D9).
摘要Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer(SWIPT)architecture is commonly applied in wireless sensors or Internet of Things(IoT)devices,providing both wireless power sources and communication channels.However,the traditional SWIPT transmitter usually suffers from cross-talk distortion caused by the high peak-to-average power ratio of the input signal and the reduction of power amplifier efficiency.This paper proposes a SWIPT transmitting architecture based on an asynchronous space-time-coding digital metasurface(ASTCM).High-efficiency simultaneous transfer of information and power is achieved via energy distribution and information processing of the wireless monophonic signal reflected from the metasurface.We demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method through theoretical derivations and experimental verification,which is therefore believed to have great potential in wireless communications and the IoT devices.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(62071117,62288101)Major Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20212002)+2 种基金111 Project(111-2-05)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2242023K5002)Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professor.
摘要The programmable metasurface has been proved to be an effective tool to dynamically tailor electromagnetic(EM)waves.However,how to achieve real-time and independent controls of circularly polarized(CP)waves in the transmission and reflection spaces is still a challenge.To address this problem,we propose a full-space programmable CP metasurface,which can independently manipulate the CP waves in transmission and reflection spaces in real time by controlling the bias voltage.The polarization states of reflected and transmitted CP waves can be independently customized through elaborate meta-atom design.As a proof of concept,we designed,fabricated,and measured a full-space programmable CP metasurface that can realize copolarized reflection for righthanded circularly polarized(RCP)waves and cross-polarized transmission for left-handed circularly polarized(LCP)waves.Simulated and measured results verify that the wavefronts of reflected and transmitted CP waves can be independently manipulated in real time by reprogramming the reflection and transmission phase coding sequences.Based on the full-space programmable CP metasurface,a space-multiplexing wireless communication scheme is established,successfully delivering two different images along preset reflection and transmission channels.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62288101,and 61971134)National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2021YFB3200502,and 2017YFA0700200)+2 种基金the Major Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20212002)the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(Grant No.2242021R41078)the 111 Project(Grant No.111-2-05).
摘要Smart antennas have received great attention for their potentials to enable communication and perception functions at the same time.However,realizing the function synthesis remains an open challenge,and most existing system solutions are limited to narrow operating bands and high complexity and cost.Here,we propose an externally perceivable leakywave antenna(LWA)based on spoof surface plasmon polaritons(SSPPs),which can realize adaptive real-time switching between the“radiating”and“non-radiating”states and beam tracking at different frequencies.With the assistance of computer vision,the smart SSPP-LWA is able to detect the external target user or jammer,and intelligently track the target by self-adjusting the operating frequency.The proposed scheme helps to reduce the power consumption through dynamically controlling the radiating state of the antenna,and improve spectrum utilization and avoid spectrum conflicts through intelligently deciding the radiating frequency.On the other hand,it is also helpful for the physical layer communication security through switching the antenna working state according to the presence of the target and target beam tracking in real time.In addition,the proposed smart antenna can be generalized to other metamaterial systems and could be a candidate for synaesthesia integration in future smart antenna systems.