Automatic calibration method of adaptive array with linear array utilizing signal circulation among antennas (ACT-FL)

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part II: Electronics (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 20-31

  Nishimori, Kentaro ^a   Cho, Keizo ^a   Hori, Toshikazu ^b  

^a NTT Network Innovation Laboratories   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive array; Automatic calibration; Beam width; Element spacing; FDD system

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ARRAY; ADAPTIVE ARRAY TESTBED; AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION METHOD; ELEMENT SPACING; FREQUENCY DIVISION DUPLEX SYSTEM; LINEAR ARRAY; SIGNAL CIRCULATION; TRANSMITTING SIGNALS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CALIBRATION; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE MODULATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES; TRANSMITTERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 4444384011     PISSN: 8756663X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecjb.20105     Document Type: Article

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