Guided Waves (GWs) communication using conventional transducers, e.g., PZT, encounters quite a few problems, such as complex hardware systems and waves multipath interference. To overcome such drawbacks, Frequency Steerable Acoustic Transducers (FSATs) which benefit from inherent directional capabilities can be fruitfully adopted to implement a spatial multiplexing strategy. The FSATs work on the frequency-dependent spatial filtering effect to generate/receive waves, resulting in a direct relationship between the direction of propagation and the frequency content of the transmitted/received signals. Thanks to this unique frequency-steering capability, FSATs are best suited to implement frequency-driven modulation protocols, such as the ones typically exploited for GWs-based data communication. Among these, the Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) scheme is advantageous in terms of noise immunity. Thus, the objective of this work is to combine QAM with the built-in spatial multiplexing capabilities of FSATs to realize, in hardware, frequency directivity, like the solutions that are currently being investigated in 5G communications.
Mohammadgholiha, M., Zonzini, F., De Marchi, L. (2022). Enabling Spatial Multiplexing in Guided Waves-based Communication: the case of Quadrature Amplitude Modulation realized via Discrete Frequency Steerable Acoustic Transducers [10.1109/IUS54386.2022.9958829].
Enabling Spatial Multiplexing in Guided Waves-based Communication: the case of Quadrature Amplitude Modulation realized via Discrete Frequency Steerable Acoustic Transducers
Mohammadgholiha, Masoud
;Zonzini, Federica;De Marchi, Luca
2022
Abstract
Guided Waves (GWs) communication using conventional transducers, e.g., PZT, encounters quite a few problems, such as complex hardware systems and waves multipath interference. To overcome such drawbacks, Frequency Steerable Acoustic Transducers (FSATs) which benefit from inherent directional capabilities can be fruitfully adopted to implement a spatial multiplexing strategy. The FSATs work on the frequency-dependent spatial filtering effect to generate/receive waves, resulting in a direct relationship between the direction of propagation and the frequency content of the transmitted/received signals. Thanks to this unique frequency-steering capability, FSATs are best suited to implement frequency-driven modulation protocols, such as the ones typically exploited for GWs-based data communication. Among these, the Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) scheme is advantageous in terms of noise immunity. Thus, the objective of this work is to combine QAM with the built-in spatial multiplexing capabilities of FSATs to realize, in hardware, frequency directivity, like the solutions that are currently being investigated in 5G communications.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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