Near-Field Localization Based on Exact Model with a Linear COLD Array

Many existing near-field source localization algorithms assume simplified models, for example, the Fresnel ap-proximation model. Unlike these works, a new algorithm is herein proposed to localize multiple near-field electromagnetic sources under the exact source-array propagation model. Using the data measured by a linear (not necessarily uniform) cocentered orthogonal loop and dipole (COLD) array...