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Xiaolu Yang

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arXiv2026

Multi-User MIMO Enhancement using Metasurface Wavefront Bending (MWB)

This paper introduces metasurface wavefront bending (MWB) to enhance spatial multiplexing in radiative nearfield multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) systems. By increasing spherical-wave curvature, MWB strengthens range-dependent phase variations across the receiver array, reduces inter-user channel correlation and improves user separability. The paper develops a curvature-dependent channel analysis, a generalized-sheet-transition-condition (GSTC) synthesisprocedure for MWB and a complete metasurface-assisted MUMIMO channel model. Both a practical common-profile scheme and an ideal user-specific benchmark are evaluated. The results demonstrate that MWB provides substantial improvements in spectral efficiency and effective channel rank. Finally, a threelayer transmissive Huygens metasurface architecture is proposed for physical implementation.

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arXiv2026

MIMO Capacity Enhancement by Grating Walls: A Physics-Based Proof of Principle

This paper investigates the passive enhancement of MIMO spectral efficiency through boundary engineering in a simplified two dimensional indoor proof of principle model. The propagation channel is constructed from the electromagnetic Green's function of a room with boundaries modeled as free space, drywall, perfect electric conductor (PEC), or binary gratings. Within this framework, grating coated walls enrich the non line of sight (NLoS) multipath field, reduce channel correlation, and enhance spatial multiplexing over a broad range of receiver locations. Comparisons with the drywall and PEC reference cases further reveal that the observed capacity enhancement arises not from diffraction alone, but from the combined effects of effective wall reflectivity, which confines and reradiates energy within the room, and diffraction induced angular redistribution, which enriches the channel eigenstructure.

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arXiv2025

Analog OFDM based on Real-Time Fourier Transformation

This paper proposes an analog orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) architecture based on the real-time Fourier transform (RTFT). The core enabling component is a linear-chirp phaser with engineered group velocity dispersion (GVD), which realizes RTFT and performs frequency-to-time mapping in the analog domain. In this architecture, conventional digital fast Fourier transform (FFT) and inverse FFT (IFFT) processors are replaced by two linear-chirp phasers with opposite group delay dispersions, respectively. Theoretical analysis demonstrates that, under specific phaser conditions, the OFDM signal generated by the RTFT-based analog system is mathematically equivalent to that of a conventional digital OFDM system. This equivalence is further supported by simulation results, which confirm accurate symbol transmission and recovery, as well as robustness to multipath fading when a prefix is applied. Benefiting from the use of passive microwave components, the analog OFDM system offers ultra-fast processing with reduced power consumption. Overall, this work establishes a foundation for fully analog or hybrid analog-digital OFDM system, offering a promising solution for next-generation high-speed, wideband, and energy-efficient wireless communication platforms.

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