# Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform Using Fluidic Conductive Structures

Source: [Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform Using Fluidic Conductive Structures](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6a081e209131cea259af>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-28T13:56:48.053Z

Authors: Z. Chu, K. K. Wong, K. F. Tong

Published: 2021-05-22T21:14:09.000Z

## Abstract

Surface wave inherently has less propagation loss as it adheres to the surface and minimizes unwanted dissipation in space. Recently, they find applications in network-on-chip (NoC) communications and intelligent surface aided mobile networked communications. This paper puts forward a reconfigurable surface wave platform (RSWP) that utilizes liquid metal to produce highly energy-efficient and adaptive pathways for surface wave transmission. Our simulation results illustrate that the proposed RSWP using Galinstan can obtain a $25{\\rm dB}$ gain in the electric field for a propagation distance of $35\\lambda$ at $30{\\rm GHz}$ where $\\lambda$ denotes the wavelength. Moreover, less than $1{\\rm dB}$ loss is observed even at a distance of $50\\lambda$, and a pathway with right-angled turns can also be created with only a $3.5{\\rm dB}$ loss at the turn.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.10810>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2105.10810.pdf>)