On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) as a smart reflector is revolutionizing research for next-generation wireless communications. In contrast to this is a concept of using RIS as an efficient propagation medium for superiorly low path loss characteristics and excellent flexibility. Motivated by...
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| author | Zhiyuan Chu Kin-Fai Tong Kai-Kit Wong Chan-Byoung Chae Chi Hou Chan |
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| description | Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) as a smart reflector is revolutionizing research for next-generation wireless communications. In contrast to this is a concept of using RIS as an efficient propagation medium for superiorly low path loss characteristics and excellent flexibility. Motivated by the recent porous surface architecture that facilitates reconfigurable pathways with cavities filled with fluid metal by the mean of microfluidic systems.This paper comprehensively studies the propagation characteristics of different pathway configurations in different lossy dielectric materials on the reconfigurable surface wave platform by utilizing Computer Simulation Technology, a commercial full electromagnetic simulation software package, and then conducts S-parameters experimental verification. By using a porous surface model with dense uniformly cylindrical cavities, this paper also examines the optimal scheme for transitioning between a straight pathway and a 90° bend, while attempting to quantify the additional path loss incurred during the 90° bend. The experimental results confirm the simulation results, showing the effectiveness of the proposed reconfigurable surface wave platform for wideband, low-path-loss, and highly programmable communications. The results provide useful references for researchers in the areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4b43ca2c262c4efa8d8eb6d8c641ad782024-11-20T00:00:50ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011216874416875410.1109/ACCESS.2024.349149210742352On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental VerificationZhiyuan Chu0Kin-Fai Tong1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-0227Kai-Kit Wong2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-0078Chan-Byoung Chae3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9561-3341Chi Hou Chan4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9718-0831Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, London, U.K.Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, London, U.K.Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, London, U.K.School of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, chinaReconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) as a smart reflector is revolutionizing research for next-generation wireless communications. In contrast to this is a concept of using RIS as an efficient propagation medium for superiorly low path loss characteristics and excellent flexibility. Motivated by the recent porous surface architecture that facilitates reconfigurable pathways with cavities filled with fluid metal by the mean of microfluidic systems.This paper comprehensively studies the propagation characteristics of different pathway configurations in different lossy dielectric materials on the reconfigurable surface wave platform by utilizing Computer Simulation Technology, a commercial full electromagnetic simulation software package, and then conducts S-parameters experimental verification. By using a porous surface model with dense uniformly cylindrical cavities, this paper also examines the optimal scheme for transitioning between a straight pathway and a 90° bend, while attempting to quantify the additional path loss incurred during the 90° bend. The experimental results confirm the simulation results, showing the effectiveness of the proposed reconfigurable surface wave platform for wideband, low-path-loss, and highly programmable communications. The results provide useful references for researchers in the areas.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10742352/Microfluidicsreconfigurable architecturessurface wavestwo-dimensional propagation |
| spellingShingle | Zhiyuan Chu Kin-Fai Tong Kai-Kit Wong Chan-Byoung Chae Chi Hou Chan On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification IEEE Access Microfluidics reconfigurable architectures surface waves two-dimensional propagation |
| title | On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification |
| title_full | On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification |
| title_fullStr | On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification |
| title_full_unstemmed | On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification |
| title_short | On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification |
| title_sort | on propagation characteristics of reconfigurable surface wave platform simulation and experimental verification |
| topic | Microfluidics reconfigurable architectures surface waves two-dimensional propagation |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10742352/ |
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