DocumentCode
1423505
Title
Zero-IF detection active antenna
Author
Ma, G. ; Hall, P.S. ; Gardner, P. ; Hajian, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ., UK
Volume
37
Issue
1
fYear
2001
fDate
1/4/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
4
Abstract
A zero-IF receiver is implemented based on the active antenna design. The active devices, Schottky diodes, are compactly integrated with two patch antenna elements to act as the mixers. The active antenna can perform both direct-conversion demodulation and direction finding
Keywords
active antennas; demodulation; microstrip antennas; radio direction-finding; superheterodyne receivers; Schottky diodes; active antenna design; direct-conversion demodulation; direction finding; patch antenna elements; zero-IF receiver;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20010018
Filename
894328
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