Special Article CollectionAntennas and Propagation for Emerging 5G/6G Communications
To celebrate the Antennas and Propagation Society's (AP-S) 75th anniversary, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (TAP) is proud to announce a Special Article Collection focusing on research in Emerging 5G/6G communications. This collection, curated by a panel of distinguished Guest Editors, features selected papers published in TAP during 2022 and 2023.
Wireless communication systems have become key players in enabling highly interactive and context-aware scenarios, with a broad range of applications and sectors, spanning from industry, logistics, healthcare, transportation or massive telemetry, just to name a few. The need for connectivity has been further spanned by new ways of handling and organizing information, within the framework of Internet of Things and the evolution towards proactive and predictive environments, such as those foreseen in Cognitive cities. This special article collection presents a collection of 31 articles covering four key areas:
- Antenna design,
- Propagation analysis,
- Novel devices such as metasurfaces/RIS,
- Emerging applications and scenarios.
We cordially thank the Guest Editors for undertaking this significant endeavor in compiling this comprehensive collection on 5G and Beyond Communications.
Guest Editors
Francisco Falcone, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Spain
Mohsen Khalily, University of Surrey, U.K.
Zhi Ning Chen, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Theodore Rappaport, New York University (NYU), USA
Paolo Rocca, University of Trento, Italy
To facilitate greater access, all articles included in the collection will be available as open access until December 31, 2024.
Read the Editorial here.
Antennas
- An Ultrawideband Dual-Polarized Phased Array Antenna for Sub-3–GHz 5G Applications With a High Polarization Isolation
D. -M. Sun, Z. -C. Hao, W. -Y. Liu and C. -Y. Ding, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 4055-4065, May 2023 - Two-Dimensional Beam Steering Using a Stacked Modulated Geodesic Luneburg Lens Array Antenna for 5G and Beyond
P P. Castillo-Tapia, O. Zetterstrom, A. Algaba-Brazález, L. Manholm, M. Johansson, N. J. G. Fonseca, and O. Quevedo-Teruel, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 487-496, Jan. 2023 - Wideband Dual-Polarized Antenna With High Selectivity for 5G Sub-6-GHz Base Station Applications
X. Liu, B. Sanz-Izquierdo, S. Gao, H. Zhang, W. Hu, X.-X. Yang, and J. T. Sri Sumantyo, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 962-967, Jan. 2024 - Wideband Shared-Radiator Four-Element MIMO Antenna Module for 5G Mobile Terminals
X. Tian and Z. Du, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 4799-4811, June 2023 - A Broadside Shared Aperture Antenna for (3.5, 26) GHz Mobile Terminals With Steerable Beam in Millimeter-Waveband
X. -H. Ding, W. -W. Yang, W. Qin and J. -X. Chen, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 1806-1815, March 2022 - A Parallel Folded Dipole Antenna With an Enhanced Bandwidth for 5G Millimeter-Wave Applications
Q. Tan, K. Fan, W. Yu, L. Liu and G. Q. Luo, vol. 71, no. 8, pp. 6930-6935, Aug. 2023 - Wideband Back-Cover Antenna Design Using Dual Characteristic Modes With High Isolation for 5G MIMO Smartphone
W. Hu, Z. Chen, L. Qian, L. Wen, Q. Luo, R. Xu, W. Jiang, and S. Gao, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 5254-5265, July 2022 - A Novel Differentially Fed Dual-Polarized Filtering Magneto-Electric Dipole Antenna for 5G Base Station Applications
D. Yang, H. Zhai, C. Guo and C. Ma, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 5373-5382, July 2022 - Wideband and Miniaturized Phase-Corrected Empty Substrate-Integrated H-Plane Horn Antenna for 5G Millimeter Waves
N. Yan, C. Ji, Y. Luo and K. Ma, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 7638-7643, Sept. 2023
Propagation
- Hand and Body Blockage Measurements With Form-Factor User Equipment at 28 GHz
V. Raghavan, S. Noimanivone, S. K. Rho, B. Farin, P. Connor, R. A. Motos, Y.-C. Ou, K. Ravid, M. A. Tassoudji, O. H. Koymen, and J. Li, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 607-620, Jan. 2022 - Impact of Human Blockage on Dynamic Indoor Multipath Channels at 27 GHz
R. Schulpen, L. A. Bronckers, A. B. Smolders and U. Johannsen vol. 70, no. 9, pp. 8291-8303, Sept. 2022 - High-Gain Lens-Horn Antennas for Energy-Efficient 5G Millimeter-Wave Communication Infrastructure
T. A. H. Bressner, M. N. Johansson, A. B. Smolders and U. Johannsen, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 3183-3194 - Channel Measurements and Modeling for Low Terahertz Communications in an Aircraft Cabin
T. Doeker, J. M. Eckhardt and T. Kürner, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 10903-10916, Nov. 2022 - Directional Measurements and Propagation Models at 28 GHz for Reliable Factory Coverage
D. Chizhik, J. Du, R. A. Valenzuela, D. Samardzija, S. Kucera, D. Kozlov, R. Fuchs, J. Otterbach, J. Koppenborg, P. Baracca, M. Doll, I. Rodriguez, R. Feick, and M. Rodriguez, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 9596-9606, Oct. 2022 - Machine Learning-Based Urban Canyon Path Loss Prediction Using 28 GHz Manhattan Measurements
A. Gupta, J. Du, D. Chizhik, R. A. Valenzuela and M. Sellathurai, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 4096-4111, June 2022 - EM DeepRay: An Expedient, Generalizable, and Realistic Data-Driven Indoor Propagation Model
S. Bakirtzis, J. Chen, K. Qiu, J. Zhang and I. Wassell, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 4140-4154, June 2022 - Building a Smart EM Environment - AI-Enhanced Aperiodic Micro-Scale Design of Passive EM Skins
G. Oliveri, F. Zardi, P. Rocca, M. Salucci and A. Massa, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 8757-8770, Oct. 2022 - Artificial Intelligence Enabled Radio Propagation for Communications—Part I: Channel Characterization and Antenna-Channel Optimization
R. He, B. Ai, A. F. Molisch, B. K. Lau, K. Haneda, B. Liu, C.-X. Wang, M. Yang, C. Oestges, and Z. Zhong, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 3939-3954, June 2022 - Deep Learning of Transferable MIMO Channel Modes for 6G V2X Communications
L. Cazzella, D. Tagliaferri, M. Mizmizi, D. Badini, C. Mazzucco, M. Matteucci, and U. Spagnolini, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 4127-4139, June 2022
Novel Devices
- Hybrid Metasurface, Dielectric Resonator, Low-Cost, Wide-Angle Beam-Scanning Antenna for 5G Base Station Application
Z. Wang, Y. Dong, Z. Peng and W. Hong, vol. 70, no. 9, pp. 7646-7658, Sept. 2022 - High-Isolation Tripolarized Metasurface Antenna for Access-Point Applications
L. Qian, X. Chen, H. Zhou, H. Wang and M. Hou, vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 8302-8307, Oct. 2023 - Dynamic Modeling of Liquid Crystal-Based Metasurfaces and Its Application to Reducing Reconfigurability Times
R. Guirado, G. Perez-Palomino, M. Ferreras, E. Carrasco and M. Caño-García, vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 11847-11857, Dec. 2022 - Rotated Feed-Combined Reconfigurable Transmit RIS With Disparate Deployment of 1-bit Hybrid Units for B5G/6G
J. Kim, J. Kim, J. H. Oh, S. -H. Wi and J. Oh, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 5457-5462, June 2023 - Liquid-Crystal-Driven Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface With Cognitive Sensors for Self-Sustainable Operation
Y. Youn, D. An, D. Kim, M. Hwang, H. Choi, B. Kang, and W. Hong, vol. 71, no. 12, pp. 9415-9423, Dec. 2023 - Active Control of THz Waves in Wireless Environments Using Graphene-Based RIS
S. Dash, C. Psomas, I. Krikidis, I. F. Akyildiz and A. Pitsillides, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 8785-8797, Oct. 2022 - Single-Glass-Layer Optically Transparent Transmitarray With High Aperture Efficiency and Low Profile at 5G Millimeter-Wave Band
B. Kim and J. Oh, vol. 71, no. 11, pp. 9036-9041, Nov. 2023
Emerging Applications
- Theoretical and Practical Analysis of MIMO Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer Over Inductively Coupled Circuits
T. Arakawa, J. V. Krogmeier and D. J. Love, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 2780-2789, March 2024 - Adaptive Field-to-Mask Procedure for the Synthesis of Metalens Antennas With Complex Near-Field Coverage Patterns in 5G Scenarios
Á. F. Vaquero, M. R. Pino and M. Arrebola, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 7158-7171, Sept. 2023 - Toward a Heterogeneous Smart Electromagnetic Environment for Millimeter-Wave Communications: An Industrial Viewpoint
R. Flamini, D. De Donno, J. Gambini, F. Giuppi, C. Mazzucco, A. Milani, and L. Resteghini, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 8898-8910, Oct. 2022 - Fourier Domain Millimeter-Wave Imaging Using Noncooperative 5G Communications Signals
S. Vakalis, S. Mghabghab and J. A. Nanzer, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 8872-8882, Oct. 2022 - A 34- to 36-GHz Active Transmitarray for Ka-Band Tracking Radar Using 5G Tx/Rx Beamforming ICs: Design and 64-Element Demonstrator
M. de Kok, C. J. C. Vertegaal, A. B. Smolders and U. Johannsen, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 3260-3272, April 2023
Spotlight on 8 Selected Articles
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