This paper presents a literature review on recent applications and design aspects of the
intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) in the future wireless networks. Conventionally, the …

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), one of the key enablers for the sixth-generation
(6G) mobile communication networks, is considered by designers to smartly reconfigure the …

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are an emerging transmission technology for
application to wireless communications. RISs can be realized in different ways, which …

In a backscatter communication system, the backscatter device (BD) transmits its messages
to the backscatter receiver (BR) by reflecting the incident signal from an external radio …

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is playing a crucial role in the fifth generation
(5G) and beyond 5G (B5G) communication systems. Unfortunately, the complexity of …

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces have emerged as a promising technology for future
wireless networks. Given that a large number of reflecting elements is typically used and that …

In this paper, we establish an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system based
on a distributed semi-passive intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), which allows location …

The concept of Smart Cities has been introduced as a way to benefit from the digitization of
various ecosystems at a city level. To support this concept, future communication networks …

This letter considers a point-to-point link where a reconfigurable intelligent surface assists
the communication between a transmitter and a receiver. The system rate, energy efficiency …

An intelligent reflective surface (IRS) is a novel and revolutionizing communication
technology destined to enable the control of the radio environment. An IRS is a real-time …