# Intelligent Time-Varying Metasurface Transceiver for Index Modulation in 6G Wireless Networks

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.04889 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2006.04889/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 8 Jun 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Federated Dropout Learning for Hybrid Beamforming With Spatial Path Index Modulation In Multi-User mmWave-MIMO Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.07450/) (2021)
- [Machine Learning for Metasurfaces Design and Their Applications](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.01296/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Index modulation (IM) is one of the candidate technologies for the upcoming sixth generation (6G) wireless communications networks. In this paper, we propose a space-time-modulated reconfigurable intelligent metasurface (RI-MTS) that is configured to implement various frequency-domain IM techniques in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) array configuration. Unlike prior works which mostly analyze signal theory of general RI-MTS IM, we present novel electromagnetics-compliant designs of specific IMs such as sub-carrier index modulation (SIM) and MIMO orthogonal frequency-domain modulation IM (MIMO-OFDM-IM). Our full-wave electromagnetic simulations and analytical computations establish the programmable ability of these transceivers to vary the reflection phase and generate frequency harmonics for IM. Our experiments for bit error rate show that RI-MTS-based SIM and MIMO-OFDM-IM are lower than conventional MIMO-OFDM.