Partially Reflected Surface (PRS)-Loaded Graphene-Based Patch Antenna for 6G

This work investigates a slotted patch antenna integrated with a partially reflected surface (PRS) to operate in the TeraHertz (THz) frequency range for 6G. The antenna is based on graphene material, on a Rogers RT Duroid 6010 substrate. The proposed antenna achieves a bandwidth of 70 GHz (750 GHz to 820 GHz). The PRS sheet consists of 5x4 unit cells, which are optimised to enhance the overall realized gain of the antenna. The overall realized gain has increased by 1.07 dBi. Also, the PRS enhanced the antenna radiation pattern, showing stable properties over the operating bandwidth. The improved antenna performance is validated via simulations.

Power Allocation and RIS Elements Optimisation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces assisted RSMA

This paper proposes power allocation and the number of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) elements optimisation in a RIS-assisted rate splitting multiple access (RSMA) system. The optimised RIS-RSMA (ORIS-RSMA) method determines the optimal number of RIS elements and the power allocation factors for both common and private parts of a message. Additionally, it maximises the sum rate while ensuring that a target common rate is satisfied. The performance of the proposed ORIS-RSMA is compared to that of the conventional RIS-RSMA and RSMA. Simulation results show that ORIS-RSMA achieves a higher sum rate.