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Three-dimensional ultrasound enables real-time volumetric visualization of anatomical structures. Unlike traditional 2D ultrasound, 3D imaging reduces reliance on precise probe orientation, potentially making ultrasound more accessible to…
This paper presents a novel software-based approach to stabilizing the acoustic images for in-air 3D sonars. Due to uneven terrain, traditional static beamforming techniques can be misaligned, causing inaccurate measurements and imaging…
Demonstrating the feasibility of large antenna array beamforming is essential for realizing mmWave communication systems. This is due to the dependency of these systems on the large array beamforming gains to provide sufficient received…
Beamforming with desired directivity patterns using compact microphone arrays is essential in many audio applications. Directivity patterns achievable using traditional beamformers depend on the number of microphones and the array aperture.…
Ultrasound is an adjunct tool to mammography that can quickly and safely aid physicians with diagnosing breast abnormalities. Clinical ultrasound often assumes a constant sound speed to form B-mode images for diagnosis. However, the various…
In the medical fields, ultrasound detection is often performed with piezoelectric arrays that enable one to simultaneously map the acoustic fields at several positions. In this work, we develop a novel method for transforming a…
A shift of paradigm is currently underway in biomedical ultrasound thanks to plane and diverging waves for ultrafast imaging. One remaining challenge consists in the correction of phase and amplitude aberrations induced during propagation…
Wireless communication is critical for the non-invasive in-situ monitoring of vital signs in deep tissues. Wireless ultrasonic links demonstrated so far solved the shortcomings of electromagnetic wave-based communication methods. However,…
Ultrasonic backscatter communication has gained popularity in recent years with the advent of deep-tissue sub-mm scale biosensing implants in which piezoceramic (piezo) resonators are used as acoustic antennas. Miniaturization is a key…
The time-modulated array is a simple array architecture in which each antenna is connected to an RF switch that serves as a modulator. The phase shift is achieved by digitally controlling the relative delay between the periodic modulating…
Time-modulated arrays (TMAs) can effectively perform beamsteering over the first positive harmonic pattern by applying progressively delayed versions of stair-step approximations of a sine waveform to the antenna excitations. In this…
We implement an integrated multi-electrode array on a silicon-nitride-based photonic integrated circuit for ex-vivo retinal characterization via optical stimulation. The interrogation beam formers, based on curved grating emitters and…
Antenna arrays are widely used in wireless communication, radar systems, radio astronomy, and military defense to enhance signal strength, directivity, and interference suppression. We introduce a deep learning-based optimization approach…
Ultrasound reflection tomography is widely used to image large complex specimens that are only accessible from a single side, such as well systems and nuclear power plant containment walls. Typical methods for inverting the measurement rely…
In most multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems, e.g., Massive MIMO, the antenna spacing is generally no less than half a wavelength. It helps to reduce the mutual coupling and therefore facilitate the system design. The…
We introduce a new method for robust beamforming, where the goal is to estimate a signal from array samples when there is uncertainty in the angle of arrival. Our method offers state-of-the-art performance on narrowband signals and is…
Ultrasound imaging faces a trade-off between image quality and hardware complexity caused by dense transducers. Sparse arrays are one popular solution to mitigate this challenge. This work proposes an end-to-end optimization framework that…
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator arrays have been suggested as active flow control devices due to the robust electrohydrodynamic (EHD) force generation in variable atmospheric conditions. DBD plasma augmentation schemes…
One of the uses of sensor arrays is for spatial filtering or beamforming. Current digital signal processing methods facilitate complex-weighted beamforming, providing flexibility in array design. Previous studies proposed the use of…
We have developed a multi-pixel beamformer technique, which can be used for enhancing the capabilities for studying pulsars using an interferometric array. Using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), we illustrate the application of…