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The codebook-based analog beamforming is appealing for future terahertz (THz) communications since it can generate high-gain directional beams with low-cost phase shifters via low-complexity beam training. However, conventional beamforming…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-23 Boyu Ning , Weidong Mei , Lipeng Zhu , Zhi Chen , Rui Zhang

Massive MIMO has been the subject of intense interest in both academia and industry for the past few years. 3GPP standardization for cellular systems have adopted the principles of massive MIMO and categorized the use of large rectangular…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-19 Reza Monir Vaghefi , Ramesh Chembil Palat , Giovanni Marzin , Kiran Basavaraju , Yiping Feng , Mihai Banu

In this letter, we study efficient near-field beam training design for the extremely large-scale array (XL-array) communication systems. Compared with the conventional far-field beam training method that searches for the best beam direction…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-30 Yunpu Zhang , Xun Wu , Changsheng You

This paper presents key performance metrics for near-field communication and sensing systems and their scaling behavior as a function of the antenna array aperture. Analytical expressions are derived for several standard array geometries to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-09 Marcin Wachowiak , André Bourdoux , Sofie Pollin

This paper investigates beam training techniques for near-field (NF) extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELAAs). Existing NF beam training methods predominantly rely on beam focusing, where the base station (BS) transmits highly spatially…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Ran Li , Ziyi Xu , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

Future sixth-generation (6G) networks are envisioned to provide both sensing and communications functionalities by using densely deployed base stations (BSs) with massive antennas operating in millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-16 Haocheng Hua , Jie Xu

We propose a method for sensor array self-localization using a set of sources at unknown locations. The sources produce signals whose times of arrival are registered at the sensors. We look at the general case where neither the emission…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-04 Dalia El Badawy , Viktor Larsson , Marc Pollefeys , Ivan Dokmanić

We propose novel hybrid beamforming schemes for the terahertz (THz) wireless system where a multi-antenna base station (BS) communicates with a multi-antenna user over frequency selective fading. Here, we assume that the BS employs…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-30 Hang Yuan , Nan Yang , Kai Yang , Chong Han , Jianping An

In this paper, the problem of target localization in the presence of outlying sensors is tackled. This problem is important in practice because in many real-world applications the sensors might report irrelevant data unintentionally or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-15 Alireza Zaeemzadeh , Mohsen Joneidi , Behzad Shahrasbi , Nazanin Rahnavard

Recently, true-time-delay (TTD) arrays, also referred to as joint phase-time arrays (JPTA), have been investigated for low-cost frequency-dependent beamforming capabilities to enable various applications, including beam-squint correction,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-11 Ibrahim Pehlivan , Danijela Cabric

Extremely Large-scale Array (ELAA) is considered a frontier technology for future communication systems, pivotal in improving wireless systems' rate and spectral efficiency. As ELAA employs a multitude of antennas operating at higher…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-26 Jiali Nie , Yuanhao Cui , Zhaohui Yang , Weijie Yuan , Xiaojun Jing

Near-field imaging with terahertz (THz) waves is emerging as a powerful technique for fundamental research in photonics and across physical and life sciences. Spatial resolution beyond the diffraction limit can be achieved by collecting THz…

In terahertz (THz) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, the combination of huge bandwidth and massive antennas results in severe beam split, thus making the conventional phase-shifter based hybrid precoding architecture…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Jiabao Gao , Caijun Zhong , Geoffrey Ye Li , Joseph B. Soriaga , Arash Behboodi

Extremely large antenna arrays (ELAAs) operating in high-frequency bands have spurred the development of near-field communication, driving advancements in beam training design. This paper introduces an efficient near-field beam training…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-21 Zijun Wang , Rama Kiran , Shawn Tsai , Rui Zhang

In this paper, we investigate a six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA)-enabled wideband terahertz (THz) communication system with sub-connected hybrid beamforming architecture at the base station (BS). In particular, the three-dimensional…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-10-30 Wencai Yan , Wanming Hao , Yajun Fan , Yabo Guo , Qingqing Wu , Xingwang Li

In low altitude UAV communications, accurate channel estimation remains challenging due to the dynamic nature of air to ground links, exacerbated by high node mobility and the use of large scale antenna arrays, which introduce hybrid near…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Wenli Yuan , Kan Yu , Xiaowu Liu , Kaixuan Li , Qixun Zhang , Zhiyong Feng

This paper focuses on the spatial-spectral terahertz (THz) networks, where transmitters equipped with leaky-wave antennas send information to their receivers at the THz frequency bands. As a directional and nearly planar antenna, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-05 Zheng Lin , Lifeng Wang , Bo Tan , Xiang Li

We develop sparse array receive beamformer design methods achieving maximum signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (MaxSINR) for wideband sources and jammers. Both tapped delay line (TDL) filtering and the DFT realizations to wideband…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-16 Syed A. Hamza , Moeness Amin

Localization in outdoor wireless systems typically requires transmitting specific reference signals to estimate distance (trilateration methods) or angle (triangulation methods). These cause overhead on communication, need a LoS link to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-15 João Morais , Ahmed Alkhateeb

This letter presents a novel, effective method to suppress the edge truncation effect of ultrawideband tightly coupled dipole linear arrays. To restrain the edge truncation effect within an ultrawideband operating band, a new type of…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-01-06 Chenglong Fan , Shi-Wei Qu , Shiwen Yang , Jun Hu