Efficiently Simulating Phased Arrays With Active Impedance
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Phased arrays, more formally known as active electronically steerable arrays (AESAs), are a popular architectural choice for radar, 5G and 6G base stations, satellite communication platforms and mobile device applications. When optimized, beamforming via phased arrays improves signal quality, data throughput and user experience. As array sizes grow, so does the difficulty in designing and optimizing antenna elements and signal processing.
Physical evaluation in anechoic chambers can take weeks and setups striving to represent real-world conditions may be incomplete, tenuous or infeasible. The alternative is simulating phased array designs quickly, inexpensively and accurately reproducing behaviors and effects in virtual space.