Synchronizable Pulse Position Modulation Waveform with Guard-Symbols for Efficient Far-Field Wireless Information and Power Transfer

A WIRT system uses synchronizable PPM waveforms to convey information and power from an ET to a remote, far-field EH. In so doing, the solution presented herein reduces receiver complexity, optimizes power transfer, and meets information transfer requirements. The synchronizable PPM waveform comprises a plurality of pulsed-modulation symbols, each of which comprises one or more pulses position-modulated responsive to the information to be conveyed to the EH. The ET configures at least one pulse in each symbol of said synchronizable PPM waveform according to one or more synchronization constraints to enable symbol synchronization at the EH. The EH converts the RF power of the received synchronizable PPM waveform to a DC voltage, and synchronizes the received PPM waveform to extract the information in the PPM waveform.