Progress and perspective on advanced cloaking metasurfaces: from invisibility to intelligent antennas

S Vellucci, A Monti, M Barbuto, A Toscano… - EPJ Applied …, 2021 - epjam.epj.org
Among the different cloaking applications proposed in the literature, the antenna framework
has emerged as one of the most fruitful and mature field. In particular, mantle cloaking …

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces as the key-enabling technology for smart electromagnetic environments

F Bilotti, M Barbuto, Z Hamzavi-Zarghani… - … in Physics: X, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Future wireless systems integrating communication and sensing will require handling an
enormous amount of data with extremely low latency. Intense video streaming data traffic …

Metasurfaces 3.0: a new paradigm for enabling smart electromagnetic environments

M Barbuto, Z Hamzavi-Zarghani… - … on Antennas and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
So far, the environment has been considered as a source of fading, clutter, and blockage,
with detrimental consequences for efficiency and robustness of communication systems …

Waveform-selective mantle cloaks for intelligent antennas

S Vellucci, A Monti, M Barbuto… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design of an innovative wire antenna able to automatically hide or reveal its
presence depending on the waveform of the received/transmitted signal. This …

Intelligence enabled by 2D metastructures in antennas and wireless propagation systems

M Barbuto, Z Hamzavi-Zarghani… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of the next generation of wireless systems is bringing renewed attention to
the physical layer of the communication link. Indeed, the new low-latency requirements …

Phase-gradient Huygens' metasurface coatings for dynamic beamforming in linear antennas

S Vellucci, M Longhi, A Monti, M Barbuto… - … on Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The beamforming capabilities of conformal cylindrical Huygens metasurface (HMS) coatings
for linear antennas are assessed. It is shown that by engineering the phase-gradient profile …

On the use of nonlinear metasurfaces for circumventing fundamental limits of mantle cloaking for antennas

S Vellucci, A Monti, M Barbuto, G Oliveri… - … on Antennas and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aim of this communication is to investigate and demonstrate the possibility to overcome
the fundamental limitations of mantle cloaking for antennas by exploiting nonlinear …

Multi-layered coating metasurfaces enabling frequency reconfigurability in wire antenna

S Vellucci, D De Sibi, A Monti, M Barbuto… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we introduce a conceptually new approach for designing frequency
reconfigurable wire antennas based on the use of multi-layered wrapping metasurfaces …

Low-RCS and beam-steerable dipole array using absorptive frequency-selective reflection structures

H Huang, AA Omar, Z Shen - IEEE Transactions on Antennas …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This communication presents an approach to design a beam-steerable dipole array with low
radar cross section (RCS). A 2-D periodical array of dipole antennas is colocated with …

Analysis and optimization of nonlinear diode grids for shielding of enclosures with apertures

C Yang, T Wendt, M De Stefano, M Kopf… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lumped-element grids provide an attractive option for wave propagation control in
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) engineering. This article investigates the peak …