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Joint antenna and spatial path index modulation for THz integrated sensing and communications

Joint antenna and spatial path index modulation for THz integrated sensing and communications
Joint antenna and spatial path index modulation for THz integrated sensing and communications

Beam-squint is a challenging issue in ultra-wideband systems, e.g., terahertz (THz) integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). In order to compensate for the loss due to beam-squint, this paper leverages index modulation in spatial domain, which enables the transmission of additional information bits to improve the spectral efficiency (SE). Specifically, a joint antenna and spatial path index modulation (JASPIM) technique is proposed by exploiting the spatial diversity of both antenna and path indices. We present a hybrid beamforming technique with JASPIM for ISAC, wherein the analog beamformers are designed in accordance with the radar targets and the communications user. Numerical simulations demonstrate that our JASPIM-ISAC approach exhibits a significant SE improvement even higher than that of the use of fully digital beamformers in the presence of beam-squint.

hybrid beamforming, index modulation, integrated sensing and communications, spatial modulation, Terahertz
2334-0983
5375-5380
IEEE
Elbir, Ahmet M.
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Abdallah, Asmaa
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Celik, Abdulkadir
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Eltawil, Ahmed M.
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Elbir, Ahmet M.
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Abdallah, Asmaa
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Celik, Abdulkadir
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Eltawil, Ahmed M.
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Elbir, Ahmet M., Abdallah, Asmaa, Celik, Abdulkadir and Eltawil, Ahmed M. (2024) Joint antenna and spatial path index modulation for THz integrated sensing and communications. In GLOBECOM 2024 - 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference. IEEE. pp. 5375-5380 . (doi:10.1109/GLOBECOM52923.2024.10901622).

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Abstract

Beam-squint is a challenging issue in ultra-wideband systems, e.g., terahertz (THz) integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). In order to compensate for the loss due to beam-squint, this paper leverages index modulation in spatial domain, which enables the transmission of additional information bits to improve the spectral efficiency (SE). Specifically, a joint antenna and spatial path index modulation (JASPIM) technique is proposed by exploiting the spatial diversity of both antenna and path indices. We present a hybrid beamforming technique with JASPIM for ISAC, wherein the analog beamformers are designed in accordance with the radar targets and the communications user. Numerical simulations demonstrate that our JASPIM-ISAC approach exhibits a significant SE improvement even higher than that of the use of fully digital beamformers in the presence of beam-squint.

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Published date: 8 December 2024
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2024 IEEE.
Venue - Dates: 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2024, , Cape Town, South Africa, 2024-12-08 - 2024-12-12
Keywords: hybrid beamforming, index modulation, integrated sensing and communications, spatial modulation, Terahertz

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Local EPrints ID: 504509
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/504509
ISSN: 2334-0983
PURE UUID: 3293d8f5-806a-4072-aad0-4e8b69e8289b
ORCID for Abdulkadir Celik: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9007-9979

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Date deposited: 10 Sep 2025 15:43
Last modified: 11 Sep 2025 03:49

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Author: Ahmet M. Elbir
Author: Asmaa Abdallah
Author: Abdulkadir Celik ORCID iD
Author: Ahmed M. Eltawil

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