A Long-Range and Nearly Passive RFID-Controlled Information Metasurface

Wang, Zheng Xing1,2; Shen, Chuan Kui3,4; Wu, Jun Wei1,2; Xu, Hui1,2; Cheng, Qiang1,2; Ye, Terry Tao4,5; Cui, Tie Jun1,2

2023-02-01

10.1002/adom.202203114

Advanced Optical Materials   Impact Factor & Quartile

2195-1071

Information metasurfaces (IMSs) have been considered to be a revolutionary technology for improving the spectral efficiency of sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications due to their superior ability to manipulate electromagnetic (EM) waves. However, there are still problems to be solved before the widespread application of IMSs. The first is to reduce power consumption, and the second is to achieve a long-range remote control. In this paper, a long-range and nearly passive radio frequency identification (RFID)-controlled IMS is proposed. The proposed IMS comprises four RFID tags and 8 x 8 elements, each of which is integrated with a single-pole-double-throw switch chip to achieve 1-bit phase reconfigurability. With the remote control of the RFID system, the IMS can be programmed to switch between three functionalities, including beam splitting, beamforming, and EM-wave absorption. Experiments are performed and the beam-splitting functionality is demonstrated. The measurement results indicate that the wireless communication between the RFID reader and the IMS is robust within 21.7 m. Additionally, the power consumption of the IMS is as low as 0.576 mW, which can be negligible. The scheme presented in this paper paves the way for the large-scale applications of IMSs in 6G wireless communications.

information metasurfaces low power consumption nearly passive radio frequency identification remote control

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National Natural Science Foundation of China[61731010] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China["2017YFA0700202","2017YFA0700203","2018YFA0701904","BK20212002","2242022k30004"] ; Major Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province[2242022R10055] ; Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities["2242022R10185","YBYP2119","111-2-05"] ; Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University[2020B0101030002] ; 111 Project[62288101] ; Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province[62171124] ; null[2021YFA1401002] ; null[2017YFA0700201]

Materials Science ; Optics

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary ; Optics

WOS:000939679000001

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1.Southeast Univ, State Key Lab Millimeter Waves, Nanjing 210096, Peoples R China
2.Southeast Univ, Inst Electromagnet Space, Nanjing 210096, Peoples R China
3.Harbin Inst Technol, Sch Elect Engn & Automat, 92 West Dazhi St, Harbin 150001, Peoples R China
4.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
5.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Jiaxing Res Inst, Jiaxing 314031, Peoples R China

Wang, Zheng Xing,Shen, Chuan Kui,Wu, Jun Wei,et al. A Long-Range and Nearly Passive RFID-Controlled Information Metasurface[J]. Advanced Optical Materials,2023.

Wang, Zheng Xing.,Shen, Chuan Kui.,Wu, Jun Wei.,Xu, Hui.,Cheng, Qiang.,...&Cui, Tie Jun.(2023).A Long-Range and Nearly Passive RFID-Controlled Information Metasurface.Advanced Optical Materials.

Wang, Zheng Xing,et al."A Long-Range and Nearly Passive RFID-Controlled Information Metasurface".Advanced Optical Materials (2023).