Information carried by electromagnetic radiation launched from accelerated polarization currents

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that a superluminal polarization-current antenna can transmit broadband signals with precise time dependence at a target, revealing new ways to direct information and offering insights into pulsar emission mechanisms.

Contribution

It introduces a novel electromagnetic transmission method using superluminal polarization currents to achieve targeted, time-precise signal reproduction, contrasting with conventional broadcasting techniques.

Findings

Exact signal reproduction at the target when polarization current approaches at light speed.

Signal scrambling and frequency spreading for other observer positions.

Potential applications in 5G networks and astrophysical insights into pulsars.

Abstract

We show experimentally that a continuous, linear, dielectric antenna in which a superluminal polarization-current distribution accelerates can be used to transmit a broadband signal that is reproduced in a comprehensible form at a chosen target distance and angle. The requirement for this exact correspondence between broadcast and received signals is that each moving point in the polarization-current distribution approaches the target at the speed of light at all times during its transit along the antenna. This results in a one-to-one correspondence between the time at which each point on the moving polarization current enters the antenna and the time at which {\it all} of the radiation emitted by this particular point during its transit through the antenna arrives simultaneously at the target. This has the effect of reproducing the desired time dependence of the original broadcast signal. For other observer/detector positions, the time dependence of the signal is scrambled, due to the non-trivial relationship between emission (retarded) time and reception time. This technique represents a contrast to conventional radio transmission methods; in most examples of the latter, signals are broadcast with little or no directivity, selectivity of reception being achieved through the use of narrow frequency bands. In place of this, the current paper uses a spread of frequencies to transmit information to a particular location; the signal is weaker and has a scrambled time dependence elsewhere. We point out the possible relevance of this mechanism to 5G neighbourhood networks. This work also constitutes a ground-based astrophysics experiment that gives strong clues towards the emission mechanism of pulsars.