This document generally relates to use of intelligent reflecting devices in wireless communication systems, which may increase the coverage for a wireless access node or base station. An intelligent reflecting device may configure its surface with a degree of reflection according to a reflection scheme, and in turn, the surface may reflect an incident signal according to the reflection scheme. As a result, the reflected signal may have one or more characteristics that indicate to a receiving device that the received signal was reflected by an intelligent reflecting device, and/or one or more characteristics of the intelligent reflecting device.

Systems and methods for operating a communication device. The methods comprise: immersing an antenna in an electric field of an incident radio wave; producing a net change in electrical charge on a surface of an electrodeformative element that acoustically vibrates when the antenna is immersed in the electric field of the incident radio wave; harvesting the electrical charge produced on the surface of the electrodeformative element to provide an antenna receive function; and providing the harvested electrical charge from the antenna to a receiver circuit of the communication device.

Wireless communications systems and methods related to information associated with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) in a wireless communication network are provided. For example, a method of wireless communication performed by a wireless communications device may include transmitting, to a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), a request for information associated with the RIS and receiving, from the RIS, the information. Other features are also claimed and described.

An antenna includes a first element, a second element, and a reactance-adjustable component. The first element receives an excitation current through an electrical connection to an antenna feeder, and the second element generates an induced current through electromagnetic induction of the first element. The reactance-adjustable component is disposed at an end of the first element close to a reference plane, and/or the reactance-adjustable component is disposed at an end of the second element close to a reference plane. The reference plane uses a connection point between the first element and the antenna feeder as an origin point and is perpendicular to an axial direction of the first element. The reactance-adjustable component has an adjustable reactance value and is configured to adjust a phase difference between an excitation current and an induced current, where the phase difference has an association relationship with a target angle of radiation of the antenna.

A system includes one or more antennas; and a processor to control a directionality of the antennas in communication with a predetermined target using 5G protocols.

A liquid crystal antenna is provided. The liquid crystal antenna includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of transmission electrodes including a first transmission electrode and a second transmission electrode, a plurality of signal lines including a first signal line and a second signal line, a plurality of signal terminals including a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal, and a ground electrode. A transmission electrode is electrically connected to a signal terminal through at least one signal line. The first transmission electrode is connected to the first signal terminal through the first signal line, and the second transmission electrode is connected to the second signal terminal through the second signal line. A resistance of the first signal line is A, and a resistance of the second signal line is B, where A/B is less than 10.

An apparatus comprising a first carrier and a plurality of electrically conductive elements arranged on the first carrier, wherein the apparatus is configured to selectively activate and/or deactivate at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive elements.

An apparatus comprising a first carrier and a plurality of electrically conductive elements arranged on the first carrier, wherein the apparatus is configured to selectively activate and/or deactivate at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive elements.

Polarization current antennas include an arc-shaped dielectric radiator, electrodes, and a feed network. The electrodes and feed network are configured to generate an electric field within the dielectric radiator. The electrodes are positioned on the top and bottom of the dielectric radiator and the electromagnetic radiation is emitted through the outer surface thereof. Phase differences between excitation signals supplied to the electrodes may be selected so that a speed of a volume polarization distribution current pattern that is generated in the dielectric radiator will be substantially equal to the speed of light within the dielectric radiator. The antenna emits both conventional spherically decaying electromagnetic radiation and as non-spherically decaying electromagnetic radiation that decays as a function of distance d at a rate that is less than 1/d.sup.2. The non-spherically decaying radiation includes a highly focused beam that has an angular beamwidth that narrows as the distance d increases.

A directional antenna array, to a radio-frequency antenna that includes one or more directional arrays and that is directional in one or two dimensions, and to a method for pointing the radio-frequency antenna and the associated computer program product. The directional antenna array comprises: a rectangular waveguide extending along a longitudinal axis, and comprising: a fixed portion with two lateral faces and an upper face, and a bottom part; a plurality of radiating elements placed on the fixed portion of the waveguide. The bottom part of the rectangular waveguide is movable translationally in a direction of movement parallel to the lateral faces, the maximum distance between the bottom part and the upper face being smaller than the distance between the lateral faces.