Keywords :
Array calibration, beam split, DoA estimation, mutual coupling, subspace-based harmonic retrieval, Terahertz
Abstract :
[en] Terahertz (THz) band is currently envisioned as the
key building block to achieving the future sixth generation (6G)
wireless systems. The ultra-wide bandwidth and very narrow
beamwidth of THz systems offer the next order of magnitude
in user densities and multi-functional behavior. However, wide
bandwidth results in a frequency-dependent beampattern causing
the beams generated at different subcarriers split and point
to different directions. Furthermore, mutual coupling degrades
the system’s performance. This paper studies the compensation
of both beam-split and mutual coupling for direction-of-arrival
(DoA) estimation by modeling the beam-split and mutual coupling
as an array imperfection. We propose a subspace-based
approach using multiple signal classification with CalibRated for
bEAam-split and Mutual coupling (CREAM-MUSIC) algorithm
for this purpose. Via numerical simulations, we show the proposed
CREAM-MUSIC approach accurately estimates the DoAs
in the presence of beam-split and mutual coupling.
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