State-of-the-art passive beam-steering antenna technologies: Challenges and capabilities

F Ahmed, K Singh, KP Esselle - Ieee Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reviews the latest developments of beam steering antennas that are entirely
passive to realize interference-free, power-efficient, and highly secured end-to-end wireless …

Design of reconfigurable Huygens metasurfaces based on Drude-like scatterers operating in the epsilon-negative regime

A Monti, S Vellucci, M Barbuto, L Stefanini… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
In this study, we investigate the feasibility of designing reconfigurable transmitting
metasurfaces through the use of Drude-like scatterers with purely electric response …

Reconfigurable biconcave lens antenna based on plasma technology

F Sadeghikia, K Zafari, MR Dorbin, M Himdi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This article is focused on the application of plasma technology for the development of
microwave lens antennas with electronically controllable radiation gain. With this aim, the …

Plasma-based reflecting and transmitting surfaces

M Magarotto, L Schenato, M Santagiustina… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A theoretical model is proposed to preliminary assess the performance of plasma-based
reflecting and transmitting surfaces. The model has been verified and, subsequently …

Numerical suite for cathodeless plasma thrusters

M Magarotto, S Di Fede, N Souhair, S Andrews, F Ponti - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
This work focuses on a numerical suite targeted at cathodeless plasma thrusters. A Global
Model is used for preliminary estimation of the propulsive performance. In the plasma …

Plasma-based reflective surface for polarization conversion

M Magarotto, L Schenato, P De Carlo… - … on Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study analyses, for the first time, the use of reflective surfaces based on magnetized
plasmas for polarization conversion. The feasibility of this concept has been assessed via a …

Feasibility of a plasma-based intelligent reflective surface

M Magarotto, L Schenato, P De Carlo… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gaseous Plasma Antennas are devices in which an ionized gas (ie, plasma) is exploited to
transmit and receive Electromagnetic waves. Their main advantage over metallic systems is …

Plasma-based intelligent reflecting surface for beam-steering and polarization conversion

M Magarotto, L Schenato, M Santagiustina… - Ieee …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The design of a reflective surface operated in the GHz range is proposed to enable beam-
steering and polarization conversion simultaneously. The concept presented in this work …

Plasma Antennas: A Comprehensive Review

M Magarotto, F Sadeghikia, L Schenato, D Rocco… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to comprehensively review the literature on Gaseous Plasma Antennas
(GPAs). These innovative devices transmit electromagnetic (EM) signals through ionized …

[HTML][HTML] Design of a plasma-based intelligent reflecting surface

M Magarotto, L Schenato, P De Carlo… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Plasma-based intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have been recently proposed to
reconfigure the radiation environment between transmitting and receiving antennas. Plasma …