Smart infrastructure sensing and communication system

1. A signal reflection system, comprising:

a substrate layer comprising a conductive layer and a dielectric layer;

a reflective layer formed of an array of reflective elements, the reflective elements arranged to generate a radio frequency (“RF”) signal that reflects incident signals in a reflection direction, the reflective layer formed over the substrate layer; and

a transparent material layer forming a transparent conductor for controlling the signal reflection system.

2. The signal reflection system of claim 1 , wherein the system is a passive system adapted for wireless communication, wherein the signal reflection system is part of a network to cascade RF signals throughout an area.

3. The signal reflection system of claim 1 , wherein the array is a reflect array having multiple reflective elements of different sizes in an arrangement.

4. The signal reflection system of claim 3 , wherein the reflection direction is determined by the arrangement of the reflective elements.

5. The signal reflection system of claim 1 , wherein the reflective layer is a frequency selective layer responsive to a range of frequencies.

6. The signal reflection system of claim 5 , wherein the range of frequencies is a millimeter frequency range.

7. The signal reflection system of claim 5 , further comprising a control means coupled to the array, wherein the control means is adapted to steer reflected signals to a second direction, wherein the reflection direction is a first direction and the second direction is different from the first direction.

8. The signal reflection system of claim 1 , wherein the reflective elements are arranged in a periodic pattern to reflect incident waves.

9. The signal reflection system of system of claim 1 , wherein the reflective elements are embedded on a portion of a building.

10. The signal reflection system of system of claim 1 , wherein the reflection direction is to an area outside a line of sight area of a radio transmitter.

11. The signal reflection system of claim 10 , wherein a reflected signal improves a quality of signal to said area.

12. The signal reflection system of claim 1 , wherein the array is positioned on a glass surface.

13. The signal reflection system of claim 12 , wherein the array is adapted for steering the RF signal such that a radiation pattern is reinforced in specific directions and suppressed in other directions.

14. The signal reflection system of claim 1 , wherein the incident signals are wireless communication signals.

15. A reflect array structure, comprising:

a substrate structure comprising multiple layers;

a first arrangement of reflective elements on a surface of a reflective layer of the substrate structure;

a second arrangement of non-reflective areas on the surface of the reflective layer;

a conductive control configuration on a connection layer separated from the reflective layer of the substrate structure;

a dielectric layer positioned between the reflective layer and the connection layer; and

a transparent material layer forming a transparent conductor for controlling the signal reflection system.

16. The reflect array structure of claim 15 , wherein the reflective elements and the first arrangement of reflective elements are artificially structured element used to control and manipulate physical phenomena, such as the electromagnetic (“EM”) properties of a signal including its amplitude, phase, and wavelength.

17. The reflect array structure of claim 16 , wherein the reflective elements are configured in one or more sizes.

18. The reflect array structure of claim 16 , wherein the reflective elements are configured in a one or more shapes.

19. The reflect array structure of claim 15 , wherein reflective elements and the first arrangement of reflective elements has a phase distribution for incident signals resulting in redirection in a reflection direction.

20. The reflect array structure of claim 19 , wherein reflected signals are amplified.