Antenna Array Thinning Through Quantum Fourier Transform
Paolo Rocca, Nicola Anselmi, Giacomo Oliveri, Alessandro Polo, Andrea Massa
Abstract
Thinning antenna arrays through quantum Fourier transform (QFT) is proposed. Given the lattice of the candidate locations for the array elements, the problem of selecting which antenna location has to be either occupied or not by an array element is formulated in the quantum computing (QC) framework and then addressed with an ad-hoc design method based on a suitable implementation of the QFT algorithm. Representative numerical results are presented and discussed to point out the features and the advantages of the proposed QC-based thinning technique.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceFourier transformThinningQuantum Fourier transformQuantumAlgorithmAntenna arrayAntenna (radio)Electronic engineeringQuantum computerMathematicsTelecommunicationsQuantum networkPhysicsMathematical analysisEngineeringQuantum mechanicsBiologyEcologyAntenna Design and OptimizationRadar Systems and Signal ProcessingRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology