collaborators

7 papers

eess.SP2025

Secure Wireless Communication Using Coherent Distributed Transmission and Spatial Signal Decomposition

Anton Schlegel, Jason M/ Merlo, Samuel Wagner +2

We present a new approach to secure wireless communications using coherent distributed transmission of signals that are spatially decomposed between a two-element distributed anten…

eess.SP2025

Real-Time High-Accuracy Digital Wireless Time, Frequency, and Phase Calibration For Coherent Distributed Antenna Arrays

Jason M. Merlo, Samuel Wagner, John Lancaster +1

This work presents a fully-digital high-accuracy real-time calibration procedure for frequency and time alignment of open-loop wirelessly coordinated coherent distributed antenna a…

eess.SP2025

Three-Dimensional Millimeter-Wave Imaging Using Active Incoherent Fourier Processing and Pulse Compression

Jorge R. Colon-Berrios, Jason M. Merlo, Jeffrey A. Nanzer

We present a novel three-dimensional (3D) imaging approach that combines two-dimensional spatial Fourier-domain imaging techniques with traditional radar pulse compression to recov…

eess.SP2025

Collaborative Beamforming for Communication Applications Using a Two-Element Fully-Wireless Open-Loop Coherent Distributed Array

Jason M. Merlo, Jeffrey A. Nanzer

In this work we demonstrate a proof of concept of a fully-wireless two-node open-loop coherent distributed communication system and evaluate its performance by transmitting QPSK ,…

eess.SP2025

Distributed Beamforming Using Decentralized Time Synchronization in a Six-Element Array

Naim Shandi, Jason M. Merlo, Jeffrey A. Nanzer

We demonstrate a distributed beamforming and beamsteering from a six-node distributed phased array using fully wireless coordination with decentralized time synchronization. In wir…

eess.SP2024

Wireless Picosecond Time Synchronization for Distributed Antenna Arrays with Dynamic Connectivity

Naim Shandi, Jason M. Merlo, Jeffrey A. Nanzer

Phase, time, and frequency coordination are crucial for the coherent operation of distributed antenna arrays. This paper demonstrates a high accuracy decentralized time synchroniza…