Beam tagging for control of adaptive transmitting arrays

Conventionally, self-focusing or steering of an adaptive array has always been controlled by signal measurements made in the receiving mode. By the use of beam tagging, a transmitting array can be made adaptive. The signal from each array element is tagged with identifying modulation, and a single sample from the far field can then be analyzed to find control information for the set of transmitting-element phases and amplitudes. The technique can be used with two-way (transmit-receive) arrays or with arrays used solely for transmitting. It can also be used in combination with conventional techniques for controlling adaptive arrays.