• Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics
  • Vol. 42, Issue 3, 428 (2020)
MENG Zijian1, WANG Peizhao1, and CHEN Haihua1,2
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  • 2[in Chinese]
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    DOI: 10.11977/j.issn.1004-2474.2020.03.031 Cite this Article
    MENG Zijian, WANG Peizhao, CHEN Haihua. Near-field Broadband Beamforming Based on Uniform Concentric Circular Array[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2020, 42(3): 428 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A method of frequency invariant near-field broadband beamforming is proposed in this paper. The output signals of a uniform concentric circular array (UCCA) are converted into phase mode signals by using inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT), and a far-field array with frequency invariant response is then approximately achieved by using the near-field correction and frequency compensation network. Therefore, the traditional far-field narrow-band beamforming methods can be extended to the proposed near-field broadband array. The simulation results show that the array response of the near-field broadband array is approximately frequency invariant, and its beam pattern is also similar to that of the far-field narrow-band array. In addition, compared with other beamforming methods, the performance of the proposed frequency invariant near-field broadband array is significantly improved with even lower computational complexity.