Design of 1-Bit Digital Subwavelength Metasurface Element for Sub-6 GHz Applications

Kazim, Jalil ur Rehman; Ur-Rehman, Masood; Al-Hasan, Muath; Mabrouk, Ismail Ben; Imran, Muhammad Ali; Abbasi, Qammer H

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel 1-bit, electronically reconfigurable, subwavelength metasurface unit cell for sub-6 GHz applications. 180° phase shift is achieved by integrating a single PIN diode in the structure. The unit cell incorporates three layers: The top layer is used for wave reflection, the bottom layer is used for PIN diode placement and DC biasing, and the middle layer acts as a ground plane. The resonance of the unit cell is kept around 3.3 GHz. The magnitude of the reflection coefficient is above 90%. Besides, a phase difference of 180°+20° is achieved over 200 MHz bandwidth. With these characteristics, the proposed unit cell can find its applications in programmable metasurface functions such as beam steering, beam focusing and beam scattering.

Citation

Kazim, J. U. R., Ur-Rehman, M., Al-Hasan, M., Mabrouk, I. B., Imran, M. A., & Abbasi, Q. H. (2020, August). Design of 1-Bit Digital Subwavelength Metasurface Element for Sub-6 GHz Applications. Presented at 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET), Glasgow, Scotland, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET)
• Start Date: Aug 20, 2020
• End Date: Aug 21, 2020
• Acceptance Date: Jul 27, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Sep 29, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: May 26, 2023
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ucet51115.2020.9205382
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1133780
• Related Public URLs: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/221488/