Title :
SAW microstrip front-end for mobile communication systems in the GHz range
Author :
Anemogiannis, K. ; Russer, P. ; Weigel, R. ; Zimmermann, C.
Author_Institution :
Siemens Corp. Res. & Dev., Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
The design, fabrication, and performance of a SAW (surface acoustic wave) microstrip front-end circuit in the low GHz range for applications in time division multiple access systems are reported. The front-end consists of a transmitter part (containing a SAW filter for noise suppression, and amplifiers), a receiver part (containing a stripline filter for preselection, a SAW filter, and a low-noise amplifier), and a duplexing circuit. Both the transmitter SAW filter and the receiver SAW filter are low-loss filters with a center frequency of 1.684 GHz, a fractional 3 dB-bandwidth of 3.5% and an insertion loss of 6 dB. The front-end operates at 1.684 and has 1 dB-bandwidth of 30 MHz. The output power at the antenna port is 23 dBm.<>
Keywords :
mobile communication systems; strip line components; surface acoustic wave filters; time division multiple access; 1.684 GHz; 30 MHz; 6 dB; SAW filter; SAW microstrip front-end; duplexing circuit; insertion loss; low-loss filters; low-noise amplifier; mobile communication systems; output power; receiver; stripline filter; time division multiple access systems; transmitter; Acoustic waves; Circuits; Fabrication; Low-noise amplifiers; Microstrip; Mobile communication; SAW filters; Surface acoustic waves; Time division multiple access; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-591-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147172