Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Empowered 6G Broadband Wireless Communication Technology
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 38
Special Issue Editors
Interests: broadband wireless communications; including resource management; non-orthogonal multiple access; reconfigurable intelligent surface; small cells; interference management
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Interests: 5G/6G mobile communication; intelligent communication
Interests: reconfigurable intelligent surface; near-field communications; physical-layer security
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is a highly promising technology for 6G. Unlike traditional communication systems where wireless channels are uncontrollable, RIS can actively control propagation environments wirelessly, achieving real-time manipulation of the amplitude and phase of incident electromagnetic waves. However, in broadband wireless communication scenarios, the ability of reflecting units to adjust signal amplitude and phase shift is affected by the carrier frequency, making performance optimization more difficult than that in narrowband communication systems. Therefore, the research on RIS-empowered broadband wireless communication technology for future 6G has important theoretical significance and promising application prospects. This Special Issue aims to collect research results on RIS-aided 6G wireless communication systems.
The articles featured in this Special Issue cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to, the following:
- Theory and technology of RIS-assisted multi-carrier wireless communication;
- Resource optimization configuration for RIS-assisted wireless communication systems;
- Wireless communication assisted by new RISs (such as BD-RIS, STAR-RIS);
- Collaborative theory and technology for multiple RISs;
- Joint optimization design of active and passive RISs;
- Integration of RIS with other 6G key technologies (such as ISAC, new multiple access, near-field communication);
- Application of AI in RIS-assisted broadband wireless communication systems.
Dr. Hong Wang
Prof. Dr. Youhong Feng
Dr. Mujun Qian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reconfigurable intelligent surface
- 6G
- wireless communications
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