HOLOGRAPHIC RADIO: A NEW PARADIGM FOR ULTRA-MASSIVE MIMO
Speaker: Zhu Han – Houston, TX, United StatesTopic(s): Networks and Communications
Abstract
Ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is one of the key enablers in the forthcoming sixth generation (6G) networks to provide revolutionary mobile connectivity and high-speed data services by exploiting spatial diversity. Widely-utilized phased arrays relying on costly components make the implementation of ultra-massive MIMO in practice become prohibitive from both cost and power consumption perspectives. The recent developed reconfigurable holographic surfaces (RHSs) composing of densely packing sub-wavelength metamaterial elements can achieve holographic beamforming without costly hardware components. By leveraging the holographic principle, the RHS serves as an ultra-thin and lightweight surface antenna integrated with the transceiver, thereby providing a promising alternative to phased arrays for realizing ultra-massive MIMO. In this tutorial, we will first provide a basic introduction of RHSs. We then introduce the unique features of RHSs which enables both communication and sensing, in a comprehensive way. Related design, analysis, optimization, and signal processing techniques will be presented. Typical RHS-based applications for the wireless communications and radio-frequency sensing will be explored. The implementation issues along with our developed prototypes and experiments will also be discussed. Several up-to-date challenges and potential research directions will be discussed as well.About this Lecture
Number of Slides: 50Duration: 60 minutes
Languages Available: Chinese (Simplified), English
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