Solar-powered light-modulated microwave programmable metasurface for sustainable wireless communications.

ABSTRACT: Programmable metasurface holds big promise in wireless communications by virtue of its powerful capability in controlling electromagnetic waves. However, challenges exist for the programmable metasurface in achieving self-sufficient renewable energy supply and flexible and reliable multi-domain information transmissions. Here, we report a solar-powered light-modulated microwave programmable metasurface (SLMPM) by integrating a photovoltaic module to acquire information from modulated light and energy from sunlight simultaneously. Such an SLMPM enables direct, real-time, and reliable information transmissions from light to microwave domains under direct sunlight exposure, with the flexibility to implement various modulation schemes. Its low power consumption and on-board energy harvesting c

SUBMITTER: Tian HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906650 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature