Efficient Scannable Frequency-invariant Pattern Synthesis Using Iterative Spatiotemporal Fourier Transform

Abstract

An iterative spatiotemporal Fourier transform (STFT) method is proposed to synthesize a wideband scannable frequency-invariant (FI) pattern for a uniformly spaced linear antenna array. This method applies a modification-and-projection iteration to continuously update the synthesis results. An example for synthesizing a scannable FI pattern with uniform sidelobe level (SLL) is provided to verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method.