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Reconfigurable Metasurface Lens

Passive Metasurface RF Energy Collimator

A thin planar metasurface sheet placed over building windows that acts as an electromagnetic lens, focusing diffuse outdoor signals directly into indoor rooms.

Technical Explanation

Energy-efficient metallic window coatings block high-frequency 6G radio waves, creating indoor coverage deserts. A Reconfigurable Metasurface Lens is an ultra-thin, transparent film applied directly to window glass. The microscopic metamaterial elements on the film collimate diffuse outdoor cellular radio waves, bending and focusing them through the glass into indoor rooms with near-zero penetration loss, eliminating the need to install expensive indoor distributed antenna systems.

Key Functions

  • Ultra-thin, visually transparent metamaterial film applied directly to architectural window glass
  • Focusing diffuse outdoor cellular radio waves into building interiors with zero penetration loss
  • Completely passive operation consuming zero electrical power and requiring no wiring
  • Eliminating the need for expensive indoor distributed antenna systems (DAS) in office buildings
  • Customizable focal patterns directing beams specifically toward indoor desk clusters
Specifications
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, ETSI ISG RIS
Interfaces
MetaLens-SurfacePassive-Focus-IF

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