Recently, significant attention has been drawn to the development of two antenna technologies known as "Fluid Antenna" and "Movable Antenna" in wireless communication research community, owing to their flexibility and reconfigurability for improving the wireless system performance in various applications. However, some confusions/concerns have also ensued on their nomenclature. In fact, both "Fluid Antenna" and "Movable Antenna" are not newly-made terms, while they have a longstanding presence in the field of antenna technology. This article thus aims to review the historical evolution of these technologies for fostering a clear understanding of their origins and recent development in the realm of wireless communication. It is hoped that this article will help dispel any confusion, concern or even dispute on the appropriate use of their names in the literature and motivate more research endeavors to focus on resolving their technical issues in the future.
翻译:近期,无线通信研究领域对被称为"流体天线"和"可移动天线"的两种天线技术的发展给予了高度关注,因其灵活性和可重构性能够在各类应用中提升无线系统性能。然而,围绕其命名问题也产生了一些混淆与关切。事实上,"流体天线"与"可移动天线"并非全新术语,它们在天线技术领域已有长期存在。本文旨在追溯这些技术的历史演变,以促进对其在无线通信领域起源与近期发展的清晰认知。期望本文有助于消除文献中对这些名称使用不当所造成的混淆、关切甚至争议,并激励未来更多研究致力于解决其技术难题。