Multi‐Domain Detection Computational Imaging via Reconfigurable Metasurfaces MIMO System

Abstract

Abstract A reconfigurable transmission metasurfaces (RTMs) excited by a multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO)( RTMs‐MIMO) antenna is designed to implement multi‐domain metamaterial computational imaging (MCI). Based on the receiver‐transmitter metasurfaces structure, four PIN diodes are applied to control the operating state of the RTMs. It enables arbitrary switching among four polarization transmission waves. A reverse‐induced current can be generated by adjusting the PIN diodes in the symmetrical position, resulting in a perfect 1‐bit phase modulation with a 3dB‐loss bandwidth of 15.38~19.89 GHz. A microstrip antenna with mushroom‐shaped parasitic patches is employed to implement the MIMO feeds. The ‐10dB bandwidth of MIMO antenna is compatible with the RTMs, and the maximum envelope correlation coefficient of 0.16 demonstrates good isolation between the MIMO feeds. In the MCI system constructed by the RTMs‐MIMO antennas, a transmission matrix H can be achieved by MIMO space beams, metasurfaces phase, metasurfaces polarization, and frequency modes. The correlation coefficient µg = 0.018 is achieved by the multi‐domain integration, allowing H to be highly non‐correlated. Based on the detection results of H, an imaging result with a relative reconstruction error of 0.372 is achieved. The designed MCI system therefore has unparalleled application prospects in the broad field of medical and military detection.

Keywords

• metamaterial computational imaging
• metasurfaces
• MIMO
• multi‐domain