Experiments on DOA-estimation and beamforming for 60 GHz smart antennas

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1041-1045

  Choi, M S ^a   Grosskopf, G ^a   Rohde, D ^a   Kuhlow, B ^a   Przyrembel, G ^a   Ehlers, H ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beamforming; DOA estimation; Maximum directivity beamformer algorithm; Microwave photonics; Mobile communication; Optical heterodyning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARRAYS; HETERODYNING; MICROWAVES;

OPTICAL BEAMFORMING;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0041970979     PISSN: 07400551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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