SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING IN LoS ENVIRONMENTS

An analog, line of sight (LoS) spatial multiplexing system, comprising:

• a transmit analog processor;
• a transmit array configured with a first transmit element and a second transmit element spaced apart by no less than a distance D, the first transmit element in communication with the transmit analog processor for receiving a first modulation symbol for transmitting as a first transmit signal, the second transmit elements in communication with the transmit analog processor for receiving a second modulation symbol for transmitting as a second transmit signal;
• a receive array configured with a first and a second receive element, the first receive element configured to receive a first receive signal comprising a combination of at least the first and the second transmit signals, the second receive element configured to receive a second receive signal comprising a different combination of at least the first and second transmit signals;
• and
• a receive analog processor in communication with the receive array for processing the first and second receive signals in the analog domain to recover at least one of the first transmit signal and the second transmit signal.