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The escalating data rate demands of future wireless communications necessitate the deployment of extremely large aperture arrays (ELAAs) in communication systems. Acquiring accurate channel state information is crucial to execute effective…

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6G networks will need to support higher data rates, high-precision localization, and imaging capabilities. Near-field technologies, enabled by extremely large-scale (XL)-arrays, are expected to be essential physical-layer solutions to meet…