We propose a low-cost reconfigurable metasurface transmitter to implement generalized polarization-space modulation (GPSM) that has been proposed for next-generation wireless communications. Unlike conventional multiple-input multiple-output GPSM, our electromagnetically-compliant, reduced form-factor design using Barium-Strontium-Titanate film yields more than two polarization states. Full-wave simulations show our optimized design achieves 0.08-0.95 polarization conversion ratio with 5% bandwidth at 28 GHz and bit error rates comparable or better than conventional systems.
@article{arxiv.2103.12573,
title = {Reconfigurable-Metasurface-Aided Multi-State Generalized Polarization-Space Modulation for Next-Generation Wireless Communications},
author = {John A. Hodge and Kumar Vijay Mishra and Quang M. Nguyen and Amir. I. Zaghloul},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.12573},
year = {2021}
}