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Intercell wireless communication in software-defined metasurfaces
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Tasolamprou, Anna; Mirmoosa, Mohammad Sajjad; Tsilipakos, Odysseas; Pitilakis, Alexandros; Liu, Fu; Abadal Cavallé, Sergi; Cabellos Aparicio, Alberto; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Liaskos, Christos; Kantartzis, Nikolaos V.; Tretyakov, Sergei; Kafesaki, Maria; Economou, Eleftherios; Soukoulis, Costas
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Arquitectura de Computadors; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CBA - Sistemes de Comunicacions i Arquitectures de Banda Ampla; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EPIC - Energy Processing and Integrated Circuits |
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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. |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors -Wireless communication systems -Wireless communication -Antennas -Electromagnetic waveguides -Transceivers -Electromagnetics -Communication channels -Software -Comunicació sense fil, Sistemes de |
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Article - Submitted version Conference Object |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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