Minimax pattern synthesis with element power constrains for transmitting antenna arrays

• Published in: WPMC : 2014 International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications : 7-10 September 2014, Sydney, Australia pp. 43 - 47
• Main Authors: Dotlic, Igor, Miura, Ryu
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Information and Communicatio 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Array signal processing; convex optimization; Feeds; Optimization; pattern synthesis; Vectors; Wireless communication

The paper introduces an efficiency factor useful for the pattern synthesis of the transmitting antenna arrays with each array element being fed by its own power amplifier, active power of which is limited. The factor is based on the L ∞ norm of the active powers at the elements' feeds with mutu...