Recent Trends on Unconventional Phased Array Architectures for Communication, Sensing and Wireless Power Transmission

Next-generation communication and sensing systems are driving the antenna technology towards cost-effective phased array solutions. This work presents a review of the recent advancements in the design of unconventional array architectures, collecting and discussing the most significant contributions on sparse, thinned, clustered, and modular phased arrays for communication, radar/sensing and wireless power transfer applications.