Plasma-Based Reflective Surface for Polarization Conversion

Magarotto, Mirko; Schenato, Luca; Carlo, Paola De; Capobianco, Antonio-Daniele

doi:10.1109/tap.2023.3239165

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“…The methodology to study the reflection of an EM wave through a plasma slab is outlined in the following. For a more detailed description of the theoretical and numerical models, the reader is referred to [39] and [40].…”

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“…The response of a magnetized plasma to an impinging EM wave depends on the following parameters [40]…”

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“…The incident wave propagates along the ξ -axis, normally to the ground plane, and forms an angle θ with the uniform magnetostatic field vector. The reflected field reads [40]…”

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“…Surfaces working in transmission [37] and reflection [38] mode have been studied to enable polarization conversion in terms of LP and CP. More recently, plasma-based IRSs with beam-steering [39] and polarization conversion [40] capabilities have been proposed. A plasma-based IRS consists of plasma discharges of rectangular shape placed on top of a metallic ground plane, and the reflected signal is reconfigured, controlling the plasma parameters electronically [39].…”

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“…A plasma-based IRS consists of plasma discharges of rectangular shape placed on top of a metallic ground plane, and the reflected signal is reconfigured, controlling the plasma parameters electronically [39]. Notably, polarization conversion is feasible using a magnetised plasma [40].…”

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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 relies on plasma-based Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) in which the plasma is magnetized. Plasma-based IRSs have been introduced recently and consist of rectangular plasma discharges placed on top of a metallic ground plane. The reflected signal can be reconfigured electronically by varying the plasma parameters (e.g., density). First, a theoretical model is exploited to evaluate the capability of a plasma-based IRS to implement beam-steering and polarization conversion simultaneously. Second, the preliminary design of two plasma-based IRSs is presented to combine beam-steering with 1) cross-polarization or 2) linear-to-circular polarization conversion. According to the numerical results, the proposed concepts are feasible assuming the plasma density can be reconfigured in the range 4.9 × 10 17 -13.7 × 10 17 m −3 and the intensity of the magnetostatic field in the range 60-183 mT; these values are consistent with the plasma technology at the state-of-the-art. The operation frequency is 10 GHz, and the bandwidth is between 0.5-0.8 GHz for the two plasma-based IRSs presented in this work.INDEX TERMS Gaseous plasma antennas, intelligent reflecting surfaces, beam-steering, polarization conversion, linear-to-circular, cross-polarisation.

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“…The response of a magnetized plasma to an impinging EM wave depends on the following parameters [40]…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The incident wave propagates along the ξ -axis, normally to the ground plane, and forms an angle θ with the uniform magnetostatic field vector. The reflected field reads [40]…”

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confidence: 99%

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Feasibility study on a plasma based reflective surface for SatCom systems

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Design of a plasma-based intelligent reflecting surface

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Plasma-based intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have been recently proposed to reconfigure the radiation environment between transmitting and receiving antennas. Plasma-based IRSs rely on elements whose electromagnetic response is electronically controlled by varying the plasma density. Here, for the first time, the numerical design of an IRS is based on plasma discharges at the state-of-the-art. First, a cylindrical discharge has been realized and tested to identify realistic plasma parameters and geometries. Second, the design of a plasma-based IRS is proposed, accounting for practical constraints, such as the presence of the glass vessels needed to confine the plasma, the metal electrodes used to sustain the discharge, and the non-uniformity of the plasma parameters (e.g., density). Remarkably, at a central frequency of 10 GHz, a fractional bandwidth larger than 10% is feasible.

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Plasma-Based Reflective Surface for Polarization Conversion

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

Plasma-Based Intelligent Reflecting Surface for Beam-Steering and Polarization Conversion

Plasma-Based Intelligent Reflecting Surface for Beam-Steering and Polarization Conversion

Feasibility study on a plasma based reflective surface for SatCom systems

Design of a plasma-based intelligent reflecting surface

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