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Ruichao Zhu¹, Jiafu Wang¹, Chang Ding¹

¹Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially-Structured Functional Materials and Devices, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710051, China.

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This study introduces an adaptive metasurface repeater that intelligently directs signals using multispectral detection. This innovation enhances communication efficiency by dynamically adjusting signal beams to accommodate new receivers.

Keywords:

adaptively reconfigurable metasurface intellectualization multi-beam multispectral detection

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Area of Science:

Electromagnetics and Metamaterials
Wireless Communication Systems
Sensor Technology

Background:

Modern communication systems face challenges with increasing capacity and transmission frequencies, demanding higher efficiency.
Conventional signal repeaters have limitations in accommodating suddenly appearing receiving devices due to their fixed directional transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and demonstrate a novel signal transmission repeater utilizing an adaptively reconfigurable multi-beam reflective metasurface.
To enable intelligent and dynamic signal relaying that overcomes the limitations of conventional directional repeaters.

Main Methods:

Design of a reconfigurable metasurface incorporating varactor diodes for phase profile control.
Establishment of phase profiles to voltage mapping using polynomial fitting.
Integration of multispectral detectors (visual, laser, infrared, ultrasonic) for target detection.
Development of a feedback system for adaptive multi-beam switching based on detected information.

Main Results:

Successful fabrication and measurement of the adaptive metasurface repeater.
Experimental results demonstrating consistency with theoretical design predictions.
Validation of the adaptive multi-beam switching capability based on real-time detection.

Conclusions:

The proposed adaptive metasurface repeater offers a new approach to intelligent signal transmission.
This technology paves the way for advanced intelligent metasurfaces.
Potential applications include intelligent communications, smart home systems, and other dynamic communication scenarios.