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Channel reciprocity greatly facilitates downlink precoding in time-division duplexing (TDD) multiple-input multiple-output communications without the need for channel state information feedback. Recently, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have emerged as a promising technology to enhance the performance of future wireless networks. However, since the artificial electromagnetic characteristics of RISs do not strictly follow the normal laws of nature, it raises a question: does the channel reciprocity hold in RIS-assisted TDD wireless networks? After briefly reviewing the reciprocity theorem, in this article, we show that there is still channel reciprocity for RIS-assisted wireless networks satisfying certain conditions. We also experimentally demonstrate the reciprocity at the sub-6 GHz and millimeter-wave frequency bands by using two fabricated RISs. Furthermore, we introduce several RIS-assisted approaches to realizing nonreciprocal channels. Finally, potential opportunities brought by reciprocal/nonreciprocal RISs and future research directions are outlined.

On Channel Reciprocity in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Wireless Networks