Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses

Abstract The fundamental principle of satellite/node-based positioning involves triangulating the receiver’s coordinates through the intersection of spatial distances. Advancements in hybrid wireless networks have yielded high-precision positioning at decimeter-level (wavelength-level), approaching...

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Main Authors: Ren Wang, Pan-Yi Bao, Xiaoyu Feng, Junpu Wu, Bing-Zhong Wang, Yijie Shen
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-024-01850-z
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Pan-Yi Bao
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Junpu Wu
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Yijie Shen
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description Abstract The fundamental principle of satellite/node-based positioning involves triangulating the receiver’s coordinates through the intersection of spatial distances. Advancements in hybrid wireless networks have yielded high-precision positioning at decimeter-level (wavelength-level), approaching the resolution limits in free space. Here we present a 3D super-resolution positioning paradigm in free space by utilizing a kind of topologically structured pulses, toroidal electromagnetic pulses. We demonstrate that the space-time nonseparability and skyrmion topology inherent in toroidal pulses can be harnessed to achieve freespace microwave 3D positioning with super-resolution accuracy, reaching the centimeter level, using a single emitting antenna. This work opens up avenues for exploring the potential applications of topological electromagnetic pulses including but not limited to positioning, imaging and sensing technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-1285f76e66a2426f99c1e8dfe1f42a1a2025-08-20T02:18:25ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Physics2399-36502024-10-01711610.1038/s42005-024-01850-zSingle-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulsesRen Wang0Pan-Yi Bao1Xiaoyu Feng2Junpu Wu3Bing-Zhong Wang4Yijie Shen5Institute of Applied Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaCentre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological UniversityAbstract The fundamental principle of satellite/node-based positioning involves triangulating the receiver’s coordinates through the intersection of spatial distances. Advancements in hybrid wireless networks have yielded high-precision positioning at decimeter-level (wavelength-level), approaching the resolution limits in free space. Here we present a 3D super-resolution positioning paradigm in free space by utilizing a kind of topologically structured pulses, toroidal electromagnetic pulses. We demonstrate that the space-time nonseparability and skyrmion topology inherent in toroidal pulses can be harnessed to achieve freespace microwave 3D positioning with super-resolution accuracy, reaching the centimeter level, using a single emitting antenna. This work opens up avenues for exploring the potential applications of topological electromagnetic pulses including but not limited to positioning, imaging and sensing technologies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-024-01850-z
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Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
Communications Physics
title Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
title_full Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
title_fullStr Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
title_full_unstemmed Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
title_short Single-antenna super-resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
title_sort single antenna super resolution positioning with nonseparable toroidal pulses
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-024-01850-z
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