| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R00944/01 |
| Title: |
Integrated Active Antenna Modulators For Future Software Driven Base Station Arrays |
| Principal Investigator: |
Gardner, Professor P |
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| Department: |
Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
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ROPA |
| Starts: |
17 May 2001 |
Ends: |
16 July 2002 |
Value (£): |
61,805
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| Digital Signal Processing |
RF & Microwave Technology |
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The programme will prove the concept of some novel, highly integrated active antenna modulator configurations. Efficient, linear generation of non-constant envelope signals, required for future bandwidth efficient modulation schemes, will be achieved within active antenna structures. Printed antennas will also serve as power combiners, with carefully tailored common mode and differential mode impedances, ensuring maximum power efficiency. This will be a significant advance on current LINC and CALLUM systems, where the circuit level power combiner losses degrade overall efficiency. Software control of transmitted phase is readily achieved in such modules, facilitating their use as elements in future SDMA smart antennas.
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http://www.bham.ac.uk |