Thinned Antenna Array Synthesis Through Quantum Fourier Transform

Abstract

An approach for the design of thinned antenna arrays based on the quantum Fourier transform (QFT) is here proposed. The problem of deciding which antenna elements are turned on or off is formulated in the quantum computing framework and the QFT algorithm is used. A preliminary proof-of-concept result is reported and discussed to show the behavior and effectiveness of the proposed method.