Fluid Antenna Systems Enabling 6G:Principles, Applications, and Research Directions

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Main Authors: 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
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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