Title :
Active antenna oscillator arrays in communication systems
Author :
Kykkotis, C. ; Hall, P.S. ; Ghafouri-Shiraz, H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
Active antenna oscillator arrays have been considered in millimetre-wave communication systems for increased power levels in low cost radio modules. In this paper, we have investigated the data-rate limitations, the modulation effects on the radiation pattern, and the bit error rate performance of antenna oscillator arrays in practical applications.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; injection locked oscillators; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave oscillators; phase control; phase shift keying; quadrature phase shift keying; radiocommunication; 60 GHz; active antenna oscillator arrays; bit error rate performance; data-rate limitations; low cost radio modules; millimetre-wave communication systems; modulation data rate limits; oscillator phase control; patch oscillators; power levels; radiation pattern; Antenna arrays; Complexity theory; Coupling circuits; Injection-locked oscillators; Linear antenna arrays; Microwave oscillators; Mutual coupling; Phase modulation; Phase shift keying; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602862
