Miniaturized Active-Frequency Selective Surfaces for Low-Power Internet of Things Devices

Abstract

With the proliferation of smart devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly expanding. This study proposes a miniaturized controllable metamaterial with low control voltage for achieving low-power and compact designs in IoT node devices. Operating at a target frequency of 2.4 GHz, the proposed metamaterial requires only a 3.3 V control voltage and occupies approximately one-third of the wavelength in size. Experimental validation demonstrates its excellent reflective control performance, positioning it as an ideal choice for low-power IoT systems, particularly in the context of miniaturized and low-power IoT node applications.

Keywords

• active-frequency selective surface
• mode conversion
• low-power communication
• microwave
• IoT
• backscatter