QPSK-modulation Wireless Transmitter Based on Time-domain Coding Metasurface

Authors

  • Jun Wang 1) School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China 2) Science and Technology on Antenna and Microwave Laboratory Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China 3) State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, School of Information Science and Engineering Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-5830
  • Junfeng Li School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • Xianglin Kong School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • Xiaoyi Wang College of Electronic and Information Engineering Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
  • Lei Zhao School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2024.ACES.J.390805

Keywords:

Metasurfaces, time-domain digital coding, wireless communication

Abstract

In this paper, a wireless communication system based on time-domain digital coding metasurface with Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation is proposed. The aperture-coupled resonant rings on the metal patches of the metasurface elements create an asymmetry along the x-axis, resulting in a phase difference. The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is used to change the conduction and cutoff states of pin diodes, which can control the phase responses of the metasurface elements, forming four coding states. Within a certain period, the FPGA dynamically modulates the high and low levels, thus controlling the reflection characteristics of the metasurface. When the information is converted into a binary bitstream and written into the FPGA, represented by high and low levels, the baseband signal is modulated onto the carrier by the metasurface. This system replaces the functionality of mixers in traditional wireless communication systems, further simplifying the architecture of wireless communication systems. The overall system is demonstrated by an experiment with a picture transmitted and received in real time, showing promise in future low-cost wireless communication transmission systems.

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Author Biographies

Jun Wang, 1) School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China 2) Science and Technology on Antenna and Microwave Laboratory Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China 3) State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, School of Information Science and Engineering Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

Jun Wang was born in Jiangsu, China. He received the B.Eng. and M.S. degrees from Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China, in 2013 and 2017, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from Southeast University, Nanjing, in 2021. From 2015 to 2016, he was with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, as a Research Associate.

He joined the China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China, in 2021. He has authored or co-authored over 30 referred journal and conference papers. His current research interests include the design of RF/microwave antennas and components.

Junfeng Li, School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Junfeng Li was born in 1998 in Chongqing, China. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China.

His research direction is metasurface communication and software-defined radio.

Xianglin Kong, School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Xianglin Kong (Member, IEEE) was born in Shandong, China, in 1995. He received the M.S. degree in information and communication engineering from China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Xuzhou, China, in 2021. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering at CUMT, Xuzhou, China.

His research interests include microwave absorber, frequency selected surface, and vortex metasurface.

Xiaoyi Wang, College of Electronic and Information Engineering Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

Xiaoyi Wang (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in electronic science and technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2011, the M.S. degree in communication and information system from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, in 2014, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, in 2020. He is currently a Research Professor with Tongji University, Shanghai. His research interests include all fields of theoretical, computational, and applied electromagnetics, with a strong emphasis on metamaterials and metasurfaces. Dr. Wang was a recipient of the Student Paper Competition Award of the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (AP-S) in 2019 and the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Young Scientist Award in 2020.

Lei Zhao, School of Information and Control Engineering China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Lei Zhao received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Jiangsu Normal University, China, in 1997, and the M.S. degree in computational mathematics and the Ph.D. degree in electromagnetic fields and microwave technology from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2004 and 2007, respectively.

He joined the China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China, in 2019, where he is currently a Full Professor. From September 2009 to December 2018, he worked with Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China. From August 2007 to August 2009, he worked with the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as a Research Associate. From February 2011 to April 2011, he worked with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, as a Research Fellow. From September 2016 to September 2017, he worked with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA, as a Visiting Scholar. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 refereed journal and conference papers. His current research interests include spoof surface plasmon polaritons theory and its applications, RF/microwave antenna and filter design, computational electromagnetics, and electromagnetic radiation to human’s body.

Dr. Zhao serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Access, an Associate Editor-in-Chief for Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Journal and a reviewer for multiple journals and conferences including the IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Journal, and other primary electromagnetics and microwave related journals.

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Published

2024-08-31

How to Cite

[1]
J. . Wang, J. Li, X. . Kong, X. . Wang, and L. . Zhao, “QPSK-modulation Wireless Transmitter Based on Time-domain Coding Metasurface”, ACES Journal, vol. 39, no. 08, pp. 700–707, Aug. 2024.

Issue

2024: Vol 39 Iss 8

Section

Metamaterials and Metadevices for Integrated Sensing, Imaging, and Communication