Demonstration of Time-Reversal in Indoor Ultra-Wideband Communication: Time Domain Measurement

Using time domain measurements, we assess the feasibility of time-reversal technique in ultra-wideband (UWB) communication. A typical indoor propagation channel is selected for the exploration. The channel response between receive and transmit antenna pairs is measured using time domain equipments which include an arbitrary wave generator (AWG) and a digital storage oscilloscope (DSO). The time-reversed version of the channel response is constructed with AWG and retransmitted in the channel. The equivalent time reversed channel response is recorded. The properties of the time reversal technique in the line of sight (LOS) co-polar and cross-polar scenarios are measured.