Fluid Antenna Systems Enabling 6G:Principles, Applications, and Research Directions
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| author | Wu, Tuo Zhi, Kangda Yao, Junteng Lai, Xiazhi Zheng, Jianchao Niu, Hong Elkashlan, Maged Wong, Kai-Kit Chae, Chan-Byoung Ding, Zhiguo Karagiannidis, George K. Debbah, Merouane Yuen, Chau |
| author_facet | Wu, Tuo Zhi, Kangda Yao, Junteng Lai, Xiazhi Zheng, Jianchao Niu, Hong Elkashlan, Maged Wong, Kai-Kit Chae, Chan-Byoung Ding, Zhiguo Karagiannidis, George K. Debbah, Merouane Yuen, Chau |
| contents | Fluid antenna system (FAS) as a new version of reconfigurable antenna technologies promoting shape and position flexibility, has emerged as an exciting and possibly transformative technology for wireless communications systems. FAS represents any software-controlled fluidic, conductive or dielectric structure that can dynamically alter antenna's shape and position to change the gain, the radiation pattern, the operating frequency, and other critical radiation characteristics. With its capability, it is highly anticipated that FAS can contribute greatly to the upcoming sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. This article substantiates this thought by addressing four major questions: 1) Is FAS crucial to 6G? 2) How to characterize FAS? 3) What are the applications of FAS? 4) What are the relevant challenges and future research directions? In particular, five promising research directions that underscore the potential of FAS are discussed. We conclude this article by showcasing the impressive performance of FAS. |
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| spellingShingle | Fluid Antenna Systems Enabling 6G:Principles, Applications, and Research Directions Wu, Tuo Zhi, Kangda Yao, Junteng Lai, Xiazhi Zheng, Jianchao Niu, Hong Elkashlan, Maged Wong, Kai-Kit Chae, Chan-Byoung Ding, Zhiguo Karagiannidis, George K. Debbah, Merouane Yuen, Chau Signal Processing Fluid antenna system (FAS) as a new version of reconfigurable antenna technologies promoting shape and position flexibility, has emerged as an exciting and possibly transformative technology for wireless communications systems. FAS represents any software-controlled fluidic, conductive or dielectric structure that can dynamically alter antenna's shape and position to change the gain, the radiation pattern, the operating frequency, and other critical radiation characteristics. With its capability, it is highly anticipated that FAS can contribute greatly to the upcoming sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. This article substantiates this thought by addressing four major questions: 1) Is FAS crucial to 6G? 2) How to characterize FAS? 3) What are the applications of FAS? 4) What are the relevant challenges and future research directions? In particular, five promising research directions that underscore the potential of FAS are discussed. We conclude this article by showcasing the impressive performance of FAS. |
| title | Fluid Antenna Systems Enabling 6G:Principles, Applications, and Research Directions |
| topic | Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03839 |