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Si Ran Wang¹, Zhan Ye Chen^2,3,4, Shao Nan Chen^1,5,6

¹State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.

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This study introduces a simplified radar using space-time-coding (STC) metasurfaces for efficient RF-level processing. The innovative design achieves comparable performance to conventional systems with reduced complexity and cost.

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Area of Science:

Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Signal Processing

Background:

Conventional radar systems face challenges with high costs, hardware complexity, and integration issues due to their RF-digital architecture.
Existing radar technologies often require high-speed digitization, increasing system complexity and power consumption.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and demonstrate a simplified radar architecture using space-time-coding (STC) information metasurfaces.
To enable efficient signal processing at the radio-frequency (RF) level, reducing the need for complex digital components.

Main Methods:

Utilizing STC information metasurfaces for both signal transmission and reception.
Implementing RF-level dechirp processing for echo signals.
Integrating RF front-end functionalities and signal processing onto a single metasurface platform.

Main Results:

Demonstrated target detection capabilities comparable to conventional radar systems.
Achieved accurate range and speed measurements using the proposed metasurface radar.
Validated the feasibility of RF-level dechirp processing for radar applications.

Conclusions:

The proposed STC metasurface radar offers a simplified, cost-effective, and efficient alternative to traditional radar architectures.
This innovative paradigm integrates sensing functions onto an information metasurface, paving the way for next-generation radar systems.
The technology has the potential to significantly reduce hardware complexity and enhance signal processing efficiency in radar applications.