Near-field beam focusing pattern and grating lobe characterization for modular XL-array

X Li, Z Dong, Y Zeng, S Jin… - GLOBECOM 2023-2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
GLOBECOM 2023-2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference, 2023ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the near-field modelling and analyze the beam focusing pattern
for modular extremely large-scale array (XL-array) communications. As modular XL-array is
physically and electrically large in general, the accurate characterization of amplitude and
phase variations across its array elements requires the non-uniform spherical wave (NUSW)
model, which, however, is difficult for performance analysis and optimization. To address this
issue, we first present two ways to simplify the NUSW model by exploiting the unique regular …
In this paper, we investigate the near-field modelling and analyze the beam focusing pattern for modular extremely large-scale array (XL-array) communications. As modular XL-array is physically and electrically large in general, the accurate characterization of amplitude and phase variations across its array elements requires the non-uniform spherical wave (NUSW) model, which, however, is difficult for performance analysis and optimization. To address this issue, we first present two ways to simplify the NUSW model by exploiting the unique regular structure of modular XL-array, termed sub-array based uniform spherical wave (USW) models with different or common angles, respectively. Based on the developed models, the near-field beam focusing patterns of XL-array communications are derived. It is revealed that compared to the existing collocated XL-array with the same number of array elements, modular XL-array can significantly enhance the spatial resolution, but at the cost of generating undesired grating lobes. Fortunately, different from the conventional far-field uniform plane wave (UPW) model, the near-field USW model for modular XL-array exhibits a higher grating lobe suppression capability, thanks to the non-linear phase variations across the array elements. Finally, simulation results are provided to verify the near-field beam focusing pattern and grating lobe characteristics of modular XL-array.
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