Title :
Development of a 30 GHz, Wireless Lan Transmit/Receive Module
Author :
Stubbs, M.G. ; Glaser, C. ; Ky, H. Do ; Verver, C.J. ; Shafai, L. ; Wight, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Communications Research Centre, 3701 Carling Ave., P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 8S2, Canada
Abstract :
Development of a transmit/receive module operating at 30 GHz is described. This module is intended for use in a broadband wireless, local area network (WLAN) demonstrator system and consists of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and miniature hybrid microwave integrated circuits (MHMICs) assembled together in a single housing together with four planar, leaky wave antenna elements. The antenna array is used in a switching mode, with an MMIC switching network, to direct the transmit or receive signals appropriately. The demonstrator module has a 90° coverage in the horizontal plane and can he extended to provide full 360° coverage, by grouping four such modules together.
Keywords :
Assembly systems; Hybrid integrated circuits; Leaky wave antennas; Local area networks; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1997. 27th European
Conference_Location :
Jerusalem, Israel
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1997.337807
