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Near-field Boundary Distance in mmWave and THz Communications with Misaligned Antenna Arrays

Peng Zhang·Vitaly Petrov·Emil Björnson
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Wireless communications in the millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) spectrum allow harnessing large frequency bands, thus achieving ultra-high data rates. However, the inherently short wavelengths of mmWave and THz signals lead to an extended radiative near-field region, where certain canonical far-field assumptions fail. Most prior works aimed to characterize this radiative near-field region either do not consider antenna arrays on both communicating nodes or, if they do, assume perfect alignment between the arrays. However, such assumptions break down in many realistic deployments, where both sides must employ large-scale mmWave/THz antenna arrays to maintain the desired communication range, while perfect antenna alignment cannot be guaranteed particularly under nodes mobility. In this work, a generalized mathematical framework is presented to characterize the radiative near-field distance in directional mmWave and THz communication systems under various realistic array rotations and misalignments. With the use of the developed framework, compact closed-form expressions are derived for the near-field boundary distance in a wide range of antenna configurations, including array-to-array and array-to-point setups, considering both linear and planar arrays. Our numerical study reveals that the presence of antenna misalignment may significantly adjust the boundaries of the near-field region in mmWave and THz communication systems.

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Peng Zhang, Vitaly Petrov, Emil Björnson. 2026-05-05. Near-field Boundary Distance in mmWave and THz Communications with Misaligned Antenna Arrays. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15311

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