论文信息 - Unconventional techniques for the synthesis of modern antenna arrays

Unconventional techniques for the synthesis of modern antenna arrays

In this work, the synthesis of clustered antenna array architectures is addressed. The sub-arraying problem is formulated as a tiling one, and solved considering tiles of rectangular shape (domino). An optimization strategy is proposed to deals with medium/large array apertures, obtaining tiling configurations that are optimal in terms of aperture efficiency and sidelobe level (SLL). A simple example shows the effectiveness of the proposed approach for both square and arbitrary shaped array layouts.

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