RIS-Assisted Spectrum Sharing Between MIMO Radar and MU-MISO Communication Systems

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been considered in wireless communication systems to improve spectral efficiency. This letter addresses the spectrum sharing problem between multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radar and multi-user MISO communication systems, where RIS is exploited to deal with the interference imposed by the base station (BS). We aim to maximize the radar detection probability by jointly optimizing the BS transmit beamformer and RIS phase shift matrix, subject to the users' signal-to-interference-plus-noise-ratio and power consumption constraints. Due to the coupled variables, the formulated problem is challenging to solve; hence, we convert it into a better tractable form and propose an alternating algorithm to handle the resulting problem. The simulation results validate the effectiveness of RIS in controlling interference and improving radar detection probability.

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This letter explores the spectrum sharing problem between MIMO radar and multi-user MISO communication systems with the use of RIS to control interference. An alternating algorithm is proposed to jointly optimize the BS transmit beamformer and RIS phase shift matrix to maximize radar detection probability. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of RIS in improving radar detection probability while managing interference.