Title :
A wireless photoconductive receiver using impulse modulation and direct sequence code division
Author :
Ramsey, Scott ; Funk, Eric E. ; Lee, Chi H. ; Craven, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Direct sequence code division is used to enhance an ultrawideband impulse modulated communication system using a photoconductive switch-based receiver. Experimental results show an aggregate processing gain of 44 dB using a 750 MHz spreading bandwidth
Keywords :
digital radio; error statistics; microwave photonics; modulation; photoconducting switches; radio receivers; signal sampling; spread spectrum communication; synchronisation; 44 dB; 750 MHz; BER; bit error rate; direct sequence code division; front-end correlators; impulse modulation; photoconductive switch-based receiver; ultrawideband communication system; wireless photoconductive receiver; Atom optics; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Interference; Laboratories; Modulation coding; Optical receivers; Photoconductivity; Signal processing; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819700
