Abstract:The time-modulated array is a simple array architecture in which each antenna is connected to an RF switch that serves as a modulator. The phase shift is achieved by digitally controlling the relative delay between the periodic modulating sequences of the antennas. Two factors limit the practical use of this architecture for communication and sensing. First, the switching frequency is high, as it must be a multiple of the sampling frequency. Second, the discrete modulating sequence introduces undesired harmonic replicas of the signal, which are out-of-band interference. This paper proposes the OFDM modulation with an appropriate precoder to facilitate the aliasing of the harmonic components to simultaneously reduce sideband radiation and switching frequency. The transmit signal has a repeated block structure in the frequency domain to facilitate coherent combining of the aliased signal blocks. As a result, a factor $A$ reduction in switching frequency is achieved at the cost of a factor $A$ reduction in communication capacity. Doubling $A$ reduces sideband radiation by around 2.9 dB. The feasibility of the proposed method is experimentally validated for wideband signals. Full-wave simulations are performed to validate the beamforming performance based on the experimental results.
From: Marcin Wachowiak [view email]
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