1. Future G Metasurface Antenna Using Dual Axis Galvo Scanner for Free Space Optical Control
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Bilal, A., Quddious, A., Antoniades, M. A., Kanno, A., Dat, P.T., Inagaki, K., Kawanishi, T., and Iezekiel, S.
- Abstract
An optically reconfigurable metasurface antenna for Future G beam steering applications is demonstrated experimentally. Optical reconfigurability is achieved by using photodiode arrays to provide a photovoltage to varactors, which in turn provide the required phase shift to enable beam-steering. Illumination of the photodiodes is provided over free space by using a galvo scanner to deflect a laser beam which is delivered from a high-power laser via a multicore fiber. In addition to delivering power over fiber, the same multicore fiber is also used to deliver a 64-QAM 5G NR signal to the metasurface antenna unit. Measured EVM values ranging from 3% to 5.7% for a beam-steering range of 58° are obtained. The use of a galvo scanner for free space illumination of the metasurface antenna not only eliminates the requirement for on-antenna DC bias networks (thus reducing the system complexity), but also allows greater control over illumination of the photodiode arrays, resulting in continuous beam-steering over 58°.
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- 2024
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