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In the broadband signal processing, the array has different relative aperture for the different frequency bins, which results in waveform distortion. Moreover, the greater the bandwidth is, the more serious the distortion becomes. It is valuable to study the Frequency-invariant beam patterns (FIBPs) for receiving broadband signals without distortion. Based on the array dimensions, this paper will summarize some new methods to design a broadband beamformer with an FIBP. There will be two categories: One-dimensional arrays and Multi-dimensional arrays. For one-dimensional array, there are sampling rate method, minimax frequency invariant beamforming, etc. For multi-dimensional array, there are Bessel function method, Bessel function and phase mode method, and so on. Finally, we will discuss the pros and cons of every method.
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Xie, N., Wang, H. & Liu, H. Broadband Frequency Invariant Beamformer. Wireless Pers Commun 61, 143–159 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-010-0015-7
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