An antenna diversity MMIC vector modulator for HIPERLAN with low power consumption and calibration capability

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 964-969

  Ellinger, Frank ^a,b   Lott, Urs ^a,c   Bächtold, Werner ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Acter AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GaAs; HIPERLAN; MESFETs; MMIC; Phase shifter; Smart antennas; Vector modulator

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA DIVERSITY; CALIBRATION CAPABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE RADIO LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; LOW POWER CONSUMPTION; MAXIMUM GAIN ERROR; MAXIMUM PHASE ERROR; SMART ANTENNAS; VECTOR MODULATOR;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIVERSITY RECEPTION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; GAIN CONTROL; GAIN MEASUREMENT; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE; MESFET DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE CONTROL; PHASE SHIFTERS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 0034987097     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.920155     Document Type: Article

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