Near-optimal rake receivers for green UWB radio communications in NLOS underground mine tunnels

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 448-464

  Shaban, Heba A ^a   Abou El Nasr, Mohamad ^a  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

green radio (GR); low power; pulse position modulation (PPM); ultra wideband (UWB); underground mine tunnels

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PULSE POSITION MODULATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

GREEN RADIOS; LOW POWER; MISMATCHED RECEIVERS; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; PROPOSED ARCHITECTURES; RECEIVER STRUCTURE; ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS; UNDERGROUND MINE;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 84926419099     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2014.998775     Document Type: Article

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