Performance of active antenna oscillator arrays under modulation for communication systems

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-320

  Kykkotis, S ^a   Hall, P S ^a   Ghafouri Shiraz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenna oscillator arrays; Convnunication systems; Injection locked oscillator; Low cost radio modules

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RADIO COMMUNICATION; RADIO SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE ANTENNA OSCILLATOR ARRAYS; INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATORS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0032137861     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19982056     Document Type: Article

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