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So this is a sort of wireless amplifier?
by cr125rider 2y ago
So this is a sort of wireless amplifier?
- RossBencina 2y agoI think it's more like an active antennae/analog signal processing structure that can tightly control spatial radiation properties (direction, amplitude, phase). Think beamforming, but with a continuous micro-structured surface rather than discrete antennae. In this case, the "antennae" is not only a planar object with sub-wavelength microstructure, but may also include circuit elements that can dynamically alter the surface properties. At least that's what I got from skimming the first three paragraphs. Sounds very interesting.
- exe34 2y agoI love this sort of thing, it reminds me of Neal Asher's polity enemies who often have devices being grown on their surface where powerful laser beams or other weapons emerge.