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A simple adaptive beamformer for ultrawideband wireless systems

  • Ben Allen
    ,
  • Wasim Q. Malik
    ,
  • David J. Edwards
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Abstract

This paper introduces a simple beamformer for ultrawideband (UWB) wireless networks. The architecture consists of a two-element antenna array, a phase shifter and a signal combiner. The performance of the proposed beamformer is analyzed in terms of radiation pattern characteristics over the FCC's defined operating band for UWB communications devices. It is shown that this simple architecture can provide useful interference rejection and range extension capabilities for high data-rate UWB wireless networks. In particular, it is shown that the radiation pattern characteristics of the proposed sub-optimal beamformer remain beneficial over the allocated UWB band, even given its low complexity and implementation cost

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output:
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
Conference contribution
 Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 15/01/2007

Publication status

Published - 15/01/2007

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., United States

ISBN (Print)

1424401011

ISBN (Electronic)

1424401011

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/270696
  • Scopus: 41649092550

Host publication title

2006 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband

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