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Aslan, Y. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Fonseca, Nelson J.G. (author), Angeletti, Piero (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)An innovative reconfigurable beamforming network concept for multiple high-gain agile and mutually zero-forced beam generation is proposed. Four-port couplers and variable phase shifters are used to synthesize the network. A 2 beam by 7 element beam former is designed and fabricated as proof of concept. A static scenario with the two beams...conference paper 2024
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Onat, N.B. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author), Aslan, Y. (author)The sunflower array topology concept is introduced, for the first time, to the constrained infinitesimal dipole modeling (IDM) technique to increase the computational efficiency and reduce the modeling errors. The concept is applied to embedded element pattern predictions via matrix inversion. A novel study on the impact of the type and...conference paper 2024
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Zhao, Changxu (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Aslan, Y. (author)Design of millimeter-wave arrays for base stations operating in dense urban environment is investigated. Innovative designs for linear subarrays with shaped beam patterns for hybrid beamforming are proposed. The number of elements and element spacings in the subarrays are optimally selected based on a pattern matching technique. The subarrays...conference paper 2023
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Birari, Natasha (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)An improved system-level power consumption model (PCM) for 5G base station multi-beam phased-array transmit architectures is developed. Using this model, it is shown that an optimum number of antenna elements of the array exists with respect to the total power consumption. The proposed model is benchmarked against a recent study which is shown...conference paper 2023
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Van de Kreeke, N. (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Onat, N.B. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The effects of multipath on the statistical cell-edge user service quality is for the first time investigated for mm-wave multi-user communication systems. The focus is given on setting the user spacing constraints and the transmit array topology via thinning, which can be used to enhance wireless security or decrease analog/digital complexity....conference paper 2023
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Onat, N.B. (author), Roldan Montero, I. (author), Fioranelli, F. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author), Aslan, Y. (author)Efficient prediction of embedded element patterns (EEPs) is including the mutual coupling (MC) effects in the optimization of irregular planar arrays is studied for the first time in the literature. An ANN-based methodology is used to predict the pattern of each element in the whole visible space for a flexible planar array topology in...conference paper 2023
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Roederer, A.G. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)This paper discusses the advantages and an example of using shaped elevation patterns for 5G base stations. A simple iterative power synthesis method involving the phase of shaped patterns, and suitable for both center- and end-fed sub-arrays, is used. Numerical simulations and some experimental results for an array of linear sub-arrays with...conference paper 2021
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Aslan, Y. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)A novel stepped-amplitude aperiodic phased array synthesis method is proposed. The presented technique is based on iterative convex element position perturbations and uses pre-defined excitation amplitudes. A 64-element irregular array with two discrete amplitude levels (0.5 at the edge-elements and 1 at the center-elements) is synthesized for...conference paper 2021
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Aslan, Y. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The effect of forming single and multi-lobe beam<br/>patterns at mm-wave base station antennas on the received signal<br/>strength and co-channel interference is studied for mm-wave urban outdoor environments. A sample, simplified urban city model is used with randomly selected user positions. Ray tracing simulations are performed to analyze the...conference paper 2020
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Aslan, Y. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The impact of reducing the total number of elements in passively-cooled, chip-integrated and space-tapered 5G base station antenna arrays on inter-beam interferences and chip temperatures is investigated for multi-user spacedivision-multiple-access applications. A convex element position optimization algorithm is used to synthesize the array...conference paper 2020
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Aslan, Y. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The system effects and trade-offs of varying the minimal angular separation among multiple simultaneous co-frequency users are investigated for a high-capacity multibeam communication scenario. Through the statistical system simulations, it is demonstrated that the optimal (non-zero) value of the required separation depends on the base station...conference paper 2020
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Aslan, Y. (author), Salman, Salman (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The performance of space-tapered multi-beam arrays with minimized side lobe levels is statistically evaluated in a line-of-sight propagation environment within a cell sector in terms of the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio at the multiple user ends. Comparative analyses are performed to examine the advantages of space-tapered, irregular...conference paper 2019
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Aslan, Y. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The thermal and electromagnetic effects of varying the ground plane thickness and aperture size of the 5G integrated base station antennas are investigated. A double-sided PCB structure is designed with antennas and digital beamforming chips on the opposite sides. Fully-passive cooling is achieved by using fanless CPU coolers attached to the...conference paper 2019
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Aslan, Y. (author), Candotti, Massimo (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)An iterative convex element position optimization algorithm is proposed for linear phased array synthesis with the aim of minimizing the side lobe level at multiple scan angles in the presence of mutual coupling. Embedded element patterns are obtained via full-wave simulations and integrated into the optimization procedure. A two-step...conference paper 2019
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Salman, Salman (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)This paper presents a 5G downlink system model for a hybrid multi-user beamforming technique at the base station. The presented technique employs power flux equalization in the elevation plane using a fixed analog cosecant-shaped beam and digital beamforming in the azimuth plane. The system performances of various beamforming algorithms are...conference paper 2019
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Aslan, Y. (author), Kiper, Caner Ekin (author), Biggelaar, Antonius Johannes (author), Johannsen, Ulf (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The challenge of cooling in mm-wave chipintegrated base station antenna arrays is addressed. Several approaches in thermal modeling of electronics are revisited and discussed. The two-resistor compact thermal model is applied to predict the junction temperatures of the beamformer chips. Thermal simulations are performed for two fabricated arrays...conference paper 2019
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Aslan, Y. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)A novel hybrid beamforming architecture based on aphased array of active multiport subarrays is proposed for multi-user 5G applications. The subarrays have multiple simultaneous fixed beams which are smartly combined at the user locations withrelatively large gains towards the intended co-frequency users and sufficiently low inter-user...conference paper 2019
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Puskely, J. (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)In this paper, we present a 5G base station phased antenna array concept based on the power equalization in the elevation cut. We designed aperture coupling microstrip patch array exploiting a substrate integrated waveguide structure as feeding line for realization of the cosecant radiation pattern in elevation cut. The antenna is designed to be...conference paper 2018
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Aslan, Y. (author), Puskely, J. (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)A convex iterative algorithm for the synthesis of uniform amplitude, space-tapered linear phased arrays with simultaneous multiple beam optimization for 5G applications is presented. The performance of the algorithm is demonstrated by the synthesis of two arrays having 16 and 24 elements with 60 and 90 degree scan range, respectively. The effect...conference paper 2018