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Can Reciprocal RIS Perform as Non-Reciprocal RIS?
Matteo Nerini, Juan Vidal Alegría, Bruno Clerckx
Yes, if and only if some optimal non-reciprocal RIS (i.e., maximizing a given performance metric) makes the round-trip channel transmitter-RIS-transmitter symmetric, which holds if…
Toward a Lean Formalization of Analog Computing with Microwaves
Matteo Nerini, Xuekang Liu, Bruno Clerckx
Analog computing with microwave signals can perform linear transformations directly in the analog domain, as the signals propagate through a microwave network. A fundamental questi…
Microwave Linear Analog Computers (MiLACs) for Communications: Opportunities and Challenges
Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
Future wireless systems will require ever larger antenna arrays and heavier signal processing, making conventional digital multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) architectures diffi…
Channel Estimation and Beamforming for Microwave Linear Analog Computers (MiLACs)-Aided Multiuser MISO Systems
Qiaosen Zhang, Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
Microwave linear analog computers (MiLACs) have recently gained attention for future gigantic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems by enabling beamforming with greatly red…
Microwave Linear Analog Computer (MiLAC) for Simultaneous Active and Passive Beamforming
Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
Microwave linear analog computers (MiLACs) have recently emerged to enable high-performance and efficient beamforming in the analog domain. In this paper, we introduce a dual-funct…
RIS Optimization and Scaling Laws in Multi-Operator Systems: Is Quadratic Scaling Achievable?
Zheyu Wu, Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
This paper studies multi-operator wireless communication systems aided by general reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), including both conventional single-connected RIS and bey…
Active Beyond-Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Modeling, Architecture Design, and Optimization
Shanpu Shen, Hongyu Li, Matteo Nerini +2
Beyond-diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (BD-RISs) are an emerging RIS 2.0 technology for future wireless communication. However, BD-RISs are primarily passive without a…
Analog Computing with Hybrid Couplers and Phase Shifters
Matteo Nerini, Xuekang Liu, Bruno Clerckx
Analog computing with microwave signals can enable exceptionally fast computations, potentially surpassing the limits of conventional digital computing. For example, by letting som…
Physics-Compliant Modeling and Optimization of MIMO Systems Aided by Microwave Linear Analog Computers
Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
Microwave linear analog computer (MiLAC) has emerged as a promising architecture for implementing linear multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processing in the analog domain, with…
Movable Signals with Dual-Polarized Fixed Intelligent Surfaces: Beyond Diagonal Reflection Matrices
Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
This paper investigates wireless systems aided by dual-polarized intelligent surfaces. We compare reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), which adjust their reflection matrices,…
Channel Estimation in MIMO Systems Aided by Microwave Linear Analog Computers (MiLACs)
Qiaosen Zhang, Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
Microwave linear analog computers (MiLACs) have recently emerged as a promising solution for future gigantic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, enabling beamforming wit…
Microwave Linear Analog Computer (MiLAC)-aided Multiuser MISO: Fundamental Limits and Beamforming Design
Zheyu Wu, Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
As wireless communication systems evolve toward the 6G era, ultra-massive/gigantic MIMO is envisioned as a key enabling technology. Recently, microwave linear analog computer (MiLA…
Movable Beyond-Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Moving, Interconnecting, or Both?
Shuyue Xu, Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
This letter proposes a movable beyond-diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (MA-BD-RIS) design, combining inter-element connectivity and movability for channel enhancement.…
Capacity of Two-User Wireless Systems Aided by Movable Signals
Matteo Nerini, Bruno Clerckx
Movable signals have emerged as a third approach to enable smart radio environments (SREs), complementing reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) and flexible antennas. This pap…
Low-Complexity Planar Beyond-Diagonal RIS Architecture Design Using Graph Theory
Matteo Nerini, Zheyu Wu, Shanpu Shen +1
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) enable programmable control of the wireless propagation environment and are key enablers for future networks. Beyond-diagonal RIS (BD-RIS…