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Engineering of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces: Reflection Locality and Angular Stability


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Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are electromagnetically passive controllable structures, deflecting incident wave beams in tunable directions. A usual way to d...Show More

Abstract:

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are electromagnetically passive controllable structures, deflecting incident wave beams in tunable directions. A usual way to design RIS using metasurfaces (MSs) is based on the approximation in which the reflective properties of a uniform MS are attributed to unit cells of the nonuniform one. We call this approximation the reflection locality (RL) and analyze its applicability. We prove that RL holds for a wide range of incidence and deflection angles if and only if uniform MSs based on which the nonuniform one is generated possess so-called angular stability (AS). AS of an infinite uniform MS (that we call generic MS) means that its reflection coefficient is independent of the incidence angle for both TE and TM polarizations.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ( Volume: 72, Issue: 5, May 2024)
Page(s): 4198 - 4211
Date of Publication: 18 March 2024

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Author image of Javad Shabanpour
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Javad Shabanpour (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) was born in Babol, Iran, in 1994. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, in 2016, and the M.Sc. degree in communication-field and waves from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 2019. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Nanotechno...Show More
Javad Shabanpour (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) was born in Babol, Iran, in 1994. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, in 2016, and the M.Sc. degree in communication-field and waves from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 2019. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Nanotechno...View more
Author image of Vladimir Lenets
Greenerwave, Paris, France
Vladimir Lenets received the master’s degree from the Department of Physics at ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2020, under the guidance of Prof. S. Glybovski.
In 2021, Vladimir joined Greenerwave and Institut Langevin, as an Early Stage Researcher, as part of the Metawireless Program, working under the supervision of Prof. G. Lerosey. Additionally, during his master’s program, he actively contributed to vario...Show More
Vladimir Lenets received the master’s degree from the Department of Physics at ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2020, under the guidance of Prof. S. Glybovski.
In 2021, Vladimir joined Greenerwave and Institut Langevin, as an Early Stage Researcher, as part of the Metawireless Program, working under the supervision of Prof. G. Lerosey. Additionally, during his master’s program, he actively contributed to vario...View more
Author image of Geoffroy Lerosey
Greenerwave, Paris, France
Geoffroy Lerosey received the Engineering degree from the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris), Paris, France, in 2003, the master’s degree in electronics from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the Université Paris Diderot, Paris, in 2006.
He is currently on leave from academia to fully support the company’s devel...Show More
Geoffroy Lerosey received the Engineering degree from the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris), Paris, France, in 2003, the master’s degree in electronics from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the Université Paris Diderot, Paris, in 2006.
He is currently on leave from academia to fully support the company’s devel...View more
Author image of Sergei Tretyakov
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Sergei Tretyakov (Fellow, IEEE) received the Dipl. Engineer-Physicist, Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.), and Doctor of Sciences degrees from St. Petersburg State Technical University Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1980, 1987, and 1995, respectively, all in radiophysics.
From 1980 to 2000, he was with the Radiophysics Department of St. Petersburg State Technical University. Presently, he is a Professor of radio science at the De...Show More
Sergei Tretyakov (Fellow, IEEE) received the Dipl. Engineer-Physicist, Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.), and Doctor of Sciences degrees from St. Petersburg State Technical University Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1980, 1987, and 1995, respectively, all in radiophysics.
From 1980 to 2000, he was with the Radiophysics Department of St. Petersburg State Technical University. Presently, he is a Professor of radio science at the De...View more
Author image of Constantin Simovski
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Constantin Simovski received the Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences (HDR) degrees in physics and mathematics from St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1986 and 2000, respectively.
He was with both industry and academic institutions in several countries. From 2001 to 2008, he was a Full Professor with ITMO University, Saint Petersburg. Since 2008, he has been with Aalto University, Espoo, Finl...Show More
Constantin Simovski received the Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences (HDR) degrees in physics and mathematics from St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1986 and 2000, respectively.
He was with both industry and academic institutions in several countries. From 2001 to 2008, he was a Full Professor with ITMO University, Saint Petersburg. Since 2008, he has been with Aalto University, Espoo, Finl...View more

Author image of Javad Shabanpour
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Javad Shabanpour (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) was born in Babol, Iran, in 1994. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, in 2016, and the M.Sc. degree in communication-field and waves from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 2019. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Nanotechnology, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.
He is an Early Stage Researcher who worked on “Multi-function reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) structures for wireless networks.” His current research interests include RIS, wireless communication, metamaterials, time-modulated metasurfaces, and applied electromagnetics.
Javad Shabanpour (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) was born in Babol, Iran, in 1994. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, in 2016, and the M.Sc. degree in communication-field and waves from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 2019. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Nanotechnology, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.
He is an Early Stage Researcher who worked on “Multi-function reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) structures for wireless networks.” His current research interests include RIS, wireless communication, metamaterials, time-modulated metasurfaces, and applied electromagnetics.View more
Author image of Vladimir Lenets
Greenerwave, Paris, France
Vladimir Lenets received the master’s degree from the Department of Physics at ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2020, under the guidance of Prof. S. Glybovski.
In 2021, Vladimir joined Greenerwave and Institut Langevin, as an Early Stage Researcher, as part of the Metawireless Program, working under the supervision of Prof. G. Lerosey. Additionally, during his master’s program, he actively contributed to various projects involving metasurfaces for antenna applications and conducted experimental investigations on metasurface properties. His research interests included developing a circular-polarization beam splitter using a self-complementary metasurface.
Vladimir Lenets received the master’s degree from the Department of Physics at ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2020, under the guidance of Prof. S. Glybovski.
In 2021, Vladimir joined Greenerwave and Institut Langevin, as an Early Stage Researcher, as part of the Metawireless Program, working under the supervision of Prof. G. Lerosey. Additionally, during his master’s program, he actively contributed to various projects involving metasurfaces for antenna applications and conducted experimental investigations on metasurface properties. His research interests included developing a circular-polarization beam splitter using a self-complementary metasurface.View more
Author image of Geoffroy Lerosey
Greenerwave, Paris, France
Geoffroy Lerosey received the Engineering degree from the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris), Paris, France, in 2003, the master’s degree in electronics from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the Université Paris Diderot, Paris, in 2006.
He is currently on leave from academia to fully support the company’s development and bring his scientific expertise. He is the Co-Founder and the Inventor of the concepts behind Greenerwave, Paris, with Mathias Fink. He joined the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, mainly on metamaterials and plasmonics. Coming back to France, he was appointed by the French main academic research organization Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, in 2008, and started a group at the Institut Langevin (CNRS and ESPCI Paris), Paris. He has been invited more than 80 times to international conferences and has given invited seminars at many universities worldwide. He supervised eight Ph.D. students, six postdoctorals, and 20 master’s students. His research led to 100 scientific articles, 20 patents, and two startups. His research is in metamaterials and metasurfaces, time reversal and signal processing, subwavelength imaging, and focusing techniques, wavefront shaping in optics and RF, photonic and phononic crystals, and reverberating and locally resonant media, and spans all domains of wave physics from acoustics to optics.
Geoffroy Lerosey received the Engineering degree from the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris), Paris, France, in 2003, the master’s degree in electronics from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the Université Paris Diderot, Paris, in 2006.
He is currently on leave from academia to fully support the company’s development and bring his scientific expertise. He is the Co-Founder and the Inventor of the concepts behind Greenerwave, Paris, with Mathias Fink. He joined the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, mainly on metamaterials and plasmonics. Coming back to France, he was appointed by the French main academic research organization Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, in 2008, and started a group at the Institut Langevin (CNRS and ESPCI Paris), Paris. He has been invited more than 80 times to international conferences and has given invited seminars at many universities worldwide. He supervised eight Ph.D. students, six postdoctorals, and 20 master’s students. His research led to 100 scientific articles, 20 patents, and two startups. His research is in metamaterials and metasurfaces, time reversal and signal processing, subwavelength imaging, and focusing techniques, wavefront shaping in optics and RF, photonic and phononic crystals, and reverberating and locally resonant media, and spans all domains of wave physics from acoustics to optics.View more
Author image of Sergei Tretyakov
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Sergei Tretyakov (Fellow, IEEE) received the Dipl. Engineer-Physicist, Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.), and Doctor of Sciences degrees from St. Petersburg State Technical University Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1980, 1987, and 1995, respectively, all in radiophysics.
From 1980 to 2000, he was with the Radiophysics Department of St. Petersburg State Technical University. Presently, he is a Professor of radio science at the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. He has authored or coauthored six research monographs and more than 360 journal articles. His main scientific interests are electromagnetic field theory, complex media electromagnetics, metamaterials, and microwave engineering.
Prof. Tretyakov served as the President of the Virtual Institute for Artificial Electromagnetic Materials and Metamaterials (“Metamorphose VI”), as the General Chair, International Congress Series on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials), from 2007 to 2013, and as a Chairperson of St. Petersburg IEEE ED/MTT/AP Chapter from 1995 to 1998.
Sergei Tretyakov (Fellow, IEEE) received the Dipl. Engineer-Physicist, Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.), and Doctor of Sciences degrees from St. Petersburg State Technical University Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1980, 1987, and 1995, respectively, all in radiophysics.
From 1980 to 2000, he was with the Radiophysics Department of St. Petersburg State Technical University. Presently, he is a Professor of radio science at the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. He has authored or coauthored six research monographs and more than 360 journal articles. His main scientific interests are electromagnetic field theory, complex media electromagnetics, metamaterials, and microwave engineering.
Prof. Tretyakov served as the President of the Virtual Institute for Artificial Electromagnetic Materials and Metamaterials (“Metamorphose VI”), as the General Chair, International Congress Series on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials), from 2007 to 2013, and as a Chairperson of St. Petersburg IEEE ED/MTT/AP Chapter from 1995 to 1998.View more
Author image of Constantin Simovski
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Constantin Simovski received the Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences (HDR) degrees in physics and mathematics from St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1986 and 2000, respectively.
He was with both industry and academic institutions in several countries. From 2001 to 2008, he was a Full Professor with ITMO University, Saint Petersburg. Since 2008, he has been with Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, where he has been a Full Professor, since 2012. He has authored or coauthored three scientific monographs and over 230 papers in refereed journals. His current research interests include metamaterials for optical sensing and energy harvesting, thermal radiation and radiative heat transfer on a nanoscale, antennas for magnetic resonance imaging, and wireless power transfer.
Constantin Simovski received the Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences (HDR) degrees in physics and mathematics from St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1986 and 2000, respectively.
He was with both industry and academic institutions in several countries. From 2001 to 2008, he was a Full Professor with ITMO University, Saint Petersburg. Since 2008, he has been with Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, where he has been a Full Professor, since 2012. He has authored or coauthored three scientific monographs and over 230 papers in refereed journals. His current research interests include metamaterials for optical sensing and energy harvesting, thermal radiation and radiative heat transfer on a nanoscale, antennas for magnetic resonance imaging, and wireless power transfer.View more

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