arxiveess.SPcs.IT2026-07-15
Parametric Diffraction-Based Object Sensing: Modeling, Estimation, and Fundamental Limits
Jiaqi Xu, Bjorn Ottersten, A. Lee Swindlehurst
This paper proposes a rigorous framework for sensing of environmental objects using diffraction mechanisms prevalent at wireless communication frequencies. Specifically, we develop a physics-consistent parameterized diffraction channel model, derive maximum likelihood (ML) approa…