A new approach for near-field synthesis

We present an overview of a method for designing near-field focusing systems, where distributions of electrically-small antennas are used as the source. The technique proposed here relies on recent progress in the theoretical understanding of the relation between the far and near fields of generic antennas, where it is suggested that the entire exterior-domain near field can be reconstructed from far-field data. The present paper provides a brief description of the method and proof of concept via an example.