RF directional modulation technique using a switched antenna array for communication and direction-finding applications

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2011, Pages 195-213

  Hong, T ^a   Song, M Z ^a   Liu, Y ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

BASEBAND MODULATION; DATA INFORMATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL CORRELATION; DIRECTION FINDING; DOPPLER FREQUENCY SHIFT; MODULATION TECHNIQUES; SIGNAL CONSTELLATION; SWITCHED ANTENNA;

MODULATION;

EID: 80054735105     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11071204     Document Type: Article

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