@article {12_TAP_Corcoles_CombinedArrayThinning,
	title = {Efficient Combined Array Thinning and Weighting for Pattern Synthesis With a Nested Optimization Scheme},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation},
	volume = {60},
	number = {11},
	year = {2012},
	month = {Nov},
	pages = {5107-5117},
	abstract = {A novel procedure to thin an antenna array which synthesizes a desired pattern with the minimum number of active elements is introduced. The proposed method yields both the active elements and their corresponding excitations of a thinned array having the minimum number of active elements needed to meet several prescribed design specifications of the radiated far-field pattern. Specifications such as achieving a minimum gain, obtaining a pattern with a maximum allowable sidelobe level or synthesizing a shaped beam pattern confined into a mask are considered. Null field directions can also be added. In order to carry out the thinning, a genetic algorithm is used, while computing the excitations is carried out through linear or quadratic programming. The procedure incorporates the generalized scattering matrix analysis of an array made up of elements whose radiated field can be expressed as a spherical mode expansion, thus taking all electromagnetic effects inherently into account. Therefore, since the presence of an element can substantially alter the array features because of mutual coupling, two types of thinning are considered: removing elements or turning them off. Numerical results of arrays made up of isotropic sources, dielectric resonator antennas and microstrip patch antennas are presented.},
	keywords = {Antenna arrays, Arrays, generalized scattering matrix, Genetic algorithms, genetic algorithms (GAs), GSM, linear programming, optimization, quadratic programming (QP), spherical wave expansion, thinned arrays, Transmission line matrix methods, Vectors},
	issn = {0018-926X},
	doi = {10.1109/TAP.2012.2207667},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=\&arnumber=6236035},
	author = {J C{\'o}rcoles and Gonz{\'a}lez, M A}
}
@article {11_TAP_CorcolesRubio_SphericalSynthesis,
	title = {Spherical-Wave-Based Shaped-Beam Field Synthesis for Planar Arrays Including the Mutual Coupling Effects},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation},
	volume = {59},
	number = {8},
	year = {2011},
	month = {Aug},
	pages = {2872-2881},
	abstract = {An analytical method to synthesize shaped-beam patterns with planar arrays, based on the handling of spherical waves, is proposed. Translational Addition Theorems will be used here for two different purposes: (1) relating the spherical modes produced by each element in the array to calculate the mutual coupling effects, and (2) expressing the field radiated by each element in terms of spherical modes corresponding to the whole array, to carry out a spherical-wave synthesis procedure based on the orthogonal properties of spherical modes. This field synthesis method is based on the fact that any antenna radiated field can be expressed as a discrete series of weighted spherical vector wave functions and it only requires the a priori knowledge of the Generalized Scattering Matrix of each array element considered as isolated from the rest of the array elements.},
	keywords = {antenna feeds, antenna radiated field, antenna radiation patterns, Arrays, electromagnetic coupling, electromagnetic wave scattering, field synthesis method, generalized scattering matrix, GSM, Mutual coupling, mutual coupling effect, pattern field synthesis, planar antenna arrays, planar array, planar array element, Planar arrays, S-matrix theory, Scattering, spherical wave expansion, spherical-wave synthesis procedure, spherical-wave-based shaped-beam field synthesis, translational addition theorem, translational addition theorems, weighted spherical vector wave function},
	issn = {0018-926X},
	doi = {10.1109/TAP.2011.2158950},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=\&arnumber=5871276},
	author = {J C{\'o}rcoles and Rubio, J and Gonz{\'a}lez, M A}
}
@article {09_TAP_Corcoles_MultiobjectiveOptimization,
	title = {Multiobjective Optimization of Real and Coupled Antenna Array Excitations via Primal-Dual, Interior Point Filter Method From Spherical Mode Expansions},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation},
	volume = {57},
	number = {1},
	year = {2009},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {110-121},
	keywords = {antenna array, Antenna arrays, Apertures, dielectric resonator antennas, Filters, generalized scattering matrix, Hessian matrices, Jacobian matrices, Lighting, matrix-valued functions, maximum crosspolar level, microstrip antenna arrays, Microstrip antennas, microstrip patch array, minimum aperture illumination efficiency, multiobjective optimization, optimisation, Optimization methods, planar antenna arrays, planar array excitations, Planar arrays, primal-dual interior point method, spherical mode expansions, spherical wave expansion, Transmission line matrix methods},
	issn = {0018-926X},
	doi = {10.1109/TAP.2008.2009727},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=\&arnumber=4797974},
	author = {J C{\'o}rcoles and Gonz{\'a}lez, M A and Rubio, J}
}
@article {09_AWPL_Corcoles_MutualCouplingCompensation,
	title = {Mutual Coupling Compensation in Arrays Using a Spherical Wave Expansion of the Radiated Field},
	journal = {IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {108-111},
	abstract = {This letter presents a flexible method to compensate the interelement mutual coupling (MC) effects that may degrade the field pattern of an array of real and coupled antennas. A closed-expression for a mutual coupling compensation matrix (MCCM) is derived. The MCCM is used to compensate the presence of the real individual elements{\textquoteright} patterns and the interelement MC effects for any excitations obtained with an isotropic-based pattern synthesis method. The MCCM is calculated from the generalized scattering matrix (GSM) of an antenna array and the spherical mode expansion (SME) of its radiated field. For a given array, this MCCM has to be calculated only once since it only depends on the radiating and scattering characteristics of the antenna elements as well as on their location in the array. Conditions regarding null field pattern directions can also be reinforced in the MCCM. To compute the GSM of the array and the SME of the radiated field, a validated full-wave hybrid and modular methodology is used. Numerical results of synthesized patterns where the MC effects have been compensated are presented for arrays made up of dielectric resonator antennas.},
	keywords = {antenna array, Antenna array mutual coupling, Antenna arrays, antenna radiation patterns, dielectric resonator antennas, electromagnetic coupling, field pattern, field radiation, generalized scattering matrix, interelement mutual coupling effect, isotropic-based pattern synthesis method, modular methodology, mutual coupling compensation matrix, Planar arrays, quadratic programming, S-matrix theory, scattering matrices, spherical wave expansion},
	issn = {1536-1225},
	doi = {10.1109/LAWP.2008.2012276},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=\&arnumber=4745777},
	author = {J C{\'o}rcoles and Gonz{\'a}lez, M A and Rubio, J}
}
