A metasurface-based electronically steerable compact antenna system with reconfigurable artificial magnetic conductor reflector elements

Electromagnetic Metasurfaces for 5G-and-beyond Networks

“…A novel approach for designing a compact antenna system capable of electronic beam steering is discussed in [9]. The system utilizes metasurface technology and incorporates reconfigurable artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) reflector elements to steer the antenna beam in all 3600 in the horizontal plane.…”

A Wideband Circularly Polarized CPW-Fed Printed Monopole X-Band Antenna for CubeSat Applications

“…To achieve the artificial characteristic of the AMC reflector, our initial approach involved designing a unit cell with a simple uniplanar metallic square shape, departing from the mushroom or biplanar forms previously reported [31]. This choice was preferred due to its ease of integration with electronic components, eliminating the need for a ground plane (which could result in cancelling the current in the patch), and lower fabrication costs [32]. The reflection response in terms of phase and amplitude versus frequency of this unit cell was obtained through the following steps:…”