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Phased arrays are crucial in various technologies, such as radar and wireless communications, due to their ability to precisely control and steer electromagnetic waves. This precise control improves signal processing and enhances imaging…
Localizing near-field sources considering practical arrays is important in wireless communications. Array-based apertures exhibit mutual coupling between the array elements, which can significantly degrade the performance of the…
Wireless communications in the millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) spectrum allow harnessing large frequency bands, thus achieving ultra-high data rates. However, the inherently short wavelengths of mmWave and THz signals lead to…
The interplay between large antenna apertures and high frequencies in future generations of wireless networks will give rise to near-field communications. In this paper, we focus on the hybrid analog and digital beamforming architecture of…
This paper proposes a deep learning based method for wideband near-field multi-user localization. In particular, the proposed approach utilizes the Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequence based pilots to mitigate the inter-user interference, which in turn…
Extremely large-scale array (XL-array) has emerged as one promising technology to improve the spectral efficiency and spatial resolution of future sixth generation (6G) wireless systems.The upsurge in the antenna number antennas renders…
This work establishes a framework of near-field communication under different array geometries of extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO). We first formulate the near-field spatial non-stationary channel model which…
The combination of Terahertz (THz) and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is promising to meet the increasing data rate demand of future wireless communication systems thanks to the huge bandwidth and spatial degrees of freedom.…
We consider the channel acquisition problem for a wideband terahertz (THz) communication system, where an extremely large-scale array is deployed to mitigate severe path attenuation. In channel modeling, we account for both the near-field…
Location-aware networks are of great importance and interest in both civil and military applications. This paper determines the localization accuracy of an agent, which is equipped with an antenna array and localizes itself using wireless…
Large multiple antenna arrays coupled with accurate beamforming are essential in terahertz (THz) communications to ensure link reliability. However, as the number of antennas increases, beam alignment (focusing) and beam tracking in mobile…
Noncoherent communication systems have regained interest due to the growing demand for high-mobility and low-latency applications. Most existing studies using large antenna arrays rely on the far-field approximation, which assumes locally…
Millimeter wave/Terahertz (mmWave/THz) communication with extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs) offers a promising solution to meet the escalating demand for high data rates in next-generation communications. A large array aperture,…
Ultra-reliable and low-latency connectivity is required for real-time and latency-sensitive applications, like wireless augmented and virtual reality streaming. Millimeter-wave (mmW) networks have enabled extremely high data rates through…
In this letter, a fast Fourier transform (FFT)-enhanced low-complexity super-resolution sensing algorithm for near-field source localization with both angle and range estimation is proposed. Most traditional near-field source localization…
This paper investigates how near-field beamfocusing can be achieved using a modular linear array (MLA), composed of multiple widely spaced uniform linear arrays (ULAs). The MLA architecture extends the aperture length of a standard ULA…
With multi-GHz bandwidth, Terahertz (THz) beamforming has drawn increasing attention in the sixth generation (6G) and beyond communications. Existing beamforming designs mainly focus on a compact antenna array where typical communication…
Multiple antenna arrays play a key role in wireless networks for communications but also localization and sensing. The use of large antenna arrays pushes towards a propagation regime in which the wavefront is no longer plane but spherical.…
Extremely large-scale antenna array (ELAA) technologies consisting of ultra-massive multiple-input-multiple-output (UM-MIMO) or reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), are emerging to meet the demand of wireless systems in…
The extremely short wavelength of terahertz (THz) communications leads to an extended radiative near-field region, in which some canonical far-field assumptions fail. Existing near-field boundary formulations (Fraunhofer distance) for…