Joint Compressed Sensing and Manipulation of Wireless Emissions with Intelligent Surfaces
This work addresses the need for accurate wave sensing in programmable surfaces without extra hardware, which is crucial for advancing wireless communications and the Internet of Materials.
The paper proposes a method for HyperSurfaces to perform compressed sensing of impinging waves using only one-antenna power measurements, eliminating the need for additional sensing hardware. Simulations validate the concept, showing promising potential for joint sensing and wave manipulation.
Programmable, intelligent surfaces can manipulate electromagnetic waves impinging upon them, producing arbitrarily shaped reflection, refraction and diffraction, to the benefit of wireless users. Moreover, in their recent form of HyperSurfaces, they have acquired inter-networking capabilities, enabling the Internet of Material Properties with immense potential in wireless communications. However, as with any system with inputs and outputs, accurate sensing of the impinging wave attributes is imperative for programming HyperSurfaces to obtain a required response. Related solutions include field nano-sensors embedded within HyperSurfaces to perform minute measurements over the area of the HyperSurface, as well as external sensing systems. The present work proposes a sensing system that can operate without such additional hardware. The novel scheme programs the HyperSurface to perform compressed sensing of the impinging wave via simple one-antenna power measurements. The HyperSurface can jointly be programmed for both wave sensing and wave manipulation duties at the same time. Evaluation via simulations validates the concept and highlight its promising potential.