Title :
A multipulse transmitter for UWB radar and communication systems
Author :
Han, Jeongwoo ; Xu, Rui ; Nguyen, Cam
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
Abstract :
A new ultra-wideband (UWB) transmitter capable of producing multiple monocycle pulses has been developed for UWB radar and communication systems. The developed transmitter is simple, compact and can be realized using planar or uniplanar integrated circuits. Measurement results show multiple monocycle pulses with duration from 0.4-1.2 ns, corresponding approximately to 0.2-3.9 GHz operating frequency range, and 6.5-9 V of peak-to-peak voltage. The calculated and measured pulse durations agree reasonably well. An effective pulse width is introduced, via the pulse´s spectrum analysis, as an accurate parameter for characterizing the range resolution of UWB radar
Keywords :
integrated circuits; radar transmitters; radio transmitters; spectral analysis; ultra wideband communication; ultra wideband radar; 0.2 to 3.9 GHz; 0.4 to 1.2 ns; 6.5 to 9 V; UWB communication systems; UWB radar; measured pulse durations; multiple monocycle pulses; multipulse transmitter; operating frequency; peak-to-peak voltage; pulse spectrum analysis; pulse width; range resolution; ultra-wideband transmitter; uniplanar integrated circuits; Antenna accessories; Circuits; Clocks; Delay lines; Frequency; Geophysical measurements; Pulse measurements; Switches; Transmitters; Ultra wideband radar;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1710678
