Title :
A photoconductive correlation receiver for wireless digital communications
Author :
Funk, E.E. ; Ramsey, S. ; Lee, C.H. ; Craven, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Atomic, Molecular & Opt. Sci. & Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an impulse radio architecture which employs a GaAs photoconductive switch in performing correlated reception. Results show a bit-error-rate of better than 10/sup -8/ at 38 Mb/s and excellent interference rejection.
Keywords :
correlation methods; digital radio; photoconducting switches; radio receivers; spread spectrum communication; 38 Mbit/s; GaAs; SS bandwidths; correlated reception; impulse radio architecture; interference rejection; photoconductive correlation receiver; photoconductive switch; wireless digital communications; Bandwidth; Digital communication; Interference; Photoconductivity; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Receivers; Spread spectrum communication; Switches; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1998. MWP '98. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4936-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1998.745481
