• DocumentCode
    2252541
  • Title

    A sectored receiver for infrared wireless networks

  • Author

    Alves, Luís Nero ; Aguiar, Rui L. ; de Vasconcelos, Eduardo ; Cura, Jose Luís

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Electron. e Telecoms, Aveiro Univ., Portugal
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    429
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an experimental sectored receiver for infrared wireless networks. The receiver comprises two sectors, each with a switched gain front-end and a signal-to-noise ratio estimator. These are then interconnected with a best-sector selector unit, able to compensate the gain switching characteristics of the front-ends. The circuit has been designed in a 0.8 μm CMOS technology
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; differential amplifiers; infrared detectors; optical receivers; wireless LAN; 0.8 micron; CMOS technology; best-sector selector unit; gain switching characteristics; infrared wireless networks; optical receivers; sectored receiver; signal-to-noise ratio estimator; switched gain front-end; wireless LAN; Circuit noise; Dynamic range; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Optical network units; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings. ISCAS 2000 Geneva. The 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5482-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2000.857463
  • Filename
    857463