Software-Defined Metasurface Paradigm

HyperSurfaces (HSFs) are devices whose electromagnetic (EM) behavior is software-driven, i.e., it can be defined programmatically. The key components of this emerging technology are the metasurfaces, artificial layered materials whose EM properties depend on their internal subwavelength structuring. HSFs merge metasurfaces with a network of miniaturized custom electronic controllers, the nanonetwork, in an integrated scalable hardware platform. The nanonetwork receives external programmatic commands expressing the desired end-functionality and appropriately alters the metasurface configuration thus yielding the respective EM behavior for the HSF. In this work, we will present all the components of the HSF paradigm, as well as highlight the underlying challenges and future prospects.

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| openaire: EC/H2020/736876/EU//VISORSURF

DOI

10.1109/MetaMaterials.2018.8534096

Citation

Pitilakis , A , Tasolamprou , A C , Liaskos , C , Liu , F , Tsilipakos , O , Wang , X , Mirmoosa , M S , Kossifos , K , Georgiou , J , Pitsilides , A , Kantartzis , N V , Ioannidis , S , Economou , E N , Kafesaki , M , Tretyakov , S A & Soukoulis , C M 2018 , Software-Defined Metasurface Paradigm : Concept, Challenges, Prospects . in 2018 12th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena, METAMATERIALS 2018 . , 8534096 , IEEE , pp. 483-485 , International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena , Espoo , Finland , 27/08/2018 . https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaMaterials.2018.8534096

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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201901141218

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