Analytical and experimental evaluation of a novel wideband transceiver with on-site coding Conference

Alwan, EA, Khalil, W, Volakis, JL. (2014). Analytical and experimental evaluation of a novel wideband transceiver with on-site coding . 10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2014.6927996

cited authors

  • Alwan, EA; Khalil, W; Volakis, JL

abstract

  • There is significant interest to integrate a variety of high speed communications using a single multi-functional front-end (transceiver) matched to an ultra-wideband (UWB) aperture. The availability of small UWB conformal apertures can provide a new paradigm in the way we collect and process information. However, utilization of this bandwidth imposes several requirements on the aperture, starting with a wideband feed network and the ability to scan down to low angles over the entire purported bandwidth (at least down to 70°). Concurrently, a scalable and power-efficient digital back-end is needed to realize digital beam-forming for cognitive sensing. A perennial challenge is the tradeoff between size, gain, and bandwidth. That is, the design of low profile, power-efficient, wideband conformal transceivers is desirable for conformal integration on small platforms.

publication date

  • October 16, 2014

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