Title :
An eight-sector wireless infrared receiver
Author :
Alves, Luís Nero ; Cura, José Luis ; Aguiar, Rui L. ; Santos, Dinis M.
Author_Institution :
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestao de Leiria
Abstract :
This paper presents a sectored receiver for infrared wireless networks, with eight sectors. The receiver is designed for bit-rates up to 10 Mbps, and implements a diversity technique, specifically a best-sector approach. The circuit has been produced in a 0.8 μm CMOS technology
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; diversity reception; optical receivers; wireless LAN; 0.8 micron; 10 Mbit/s; CMOS technology; best-sector approach; bit-rates; diversity technique; eight-sector wireless infrared receiver; infrared wireless networks; wireless LANs; Circuit noise; Differential amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical network units; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2000. ICECS 2000. The 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jounieh
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6542-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2000.911482
