Wideband FM techniques for low-power wireless communications / John F. M. Gerrits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerrits, John F. M., author.

Series:

River Publishers Series in Circuits and Systems

River Publishers Series in Circuits and Systems ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wireless communication systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aalborg, Denmark : River Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

Wideband FM Techniques for Low-Power Wireless Communications presents research and applications that have taken place in UWB Communications over the past years.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

List of Symbols

1: Introduction

1.1 Definition of a UWB Signal

1.2 Impulse Radio

1.3 Wimedia

1.4 Motivation for Frequency Modulation FM-UWB

1.5 Objectives and Scope of the Book

1.6 Organization of the Book

References

2: Principles and System Design of the Frequency Modulated UWB Radio

2.1 Introduction to Frequency Modulated Ultra-Wideband

2.2 FM-UWB Transmitter System Design

2.2.1 Subcarrier Waveform

2.2.2 Subcarrier Frequency

2.2.3 Subcarrier Modulation Scheme

2.3 FM-UWB Receiver System Design

2.3.1 Wideband FM Demodulator

2.3.1.1 Implications of Frequency Offset on the FM Demodulator Performance

2.3.1.2 FM Demodulator Noise

2.4 Conclusions

3: Performance of Frequency Modulated UWB

3.1 FM-UWB Performance with AWGN

3.1.1 Link Span

3.1.2 Influence of RF Bandwidth on Link Span

3.2 FM-UWB Performance with Multiple Users

3.2.1 Analysis of a 2-User System

3.2.2 Analysis of a N-User System

3.2.3 FM-UWB Capacity Analysis

3.2.4 Performance Limitations in a Subcarrier FDMA System

3.3 FM-UWB Performance with Frequency-Selective Multipat

3.3.1 Consequences of Frequency-Selective Multipath

3.3.1.1 Best and Worst Case Propagation Channels

3.3.2 Performance Evaluation with Statistical Channel Models

3.3.2.1 Performance with 802.15.3a UWB Channel Models

3.3.2.2 Performance with IEEE802.15.6 UWB BAN Channel Models

3.4 FM-UWB Performance with Interference

3.4.1 Out-of-Band Interference

3.4.2 In-Band Interference

3.4.3 AM Demodulation and AM Rejection by the FM Demodulator

3.5 Conclusions

References.

4: FM-UWB Transmitter Implementation

4.1 DDS-Based Subcarrier Signal Generation

4.1.1 DDS Clock Frequency

4.1.2 FSK Modulation of the DDS

4.1.3 Data Lowpass Filtering

4.1.4 DDS Complexity and Power Consumption

4.2 RF Signal Generation

4.2.1 Oscillator Type

4.2.2 VCO Tuning Curve Non-Linearity

4.2.3 RF Oscillator Phase Noise

4.2.4 Oscillator Resonator Power and DC Power Consumption

4.2.5 Output Amplifier Circuit Realizations

4.3 Conclusions

5: FM-UWB Receiver Implementation

5.1 Receiver Front-End Specification

5.2 FM Demodulator Implementation

5.2.1 Delay Circuit Specification and Implementation

5.2.1.1 Parallel Resonant Circuit as a Time Delay

5.2.1.2 Lattice Bandpass Filter Circuit as a Time Delay

5.2.1.3 Cascade of BPF and LBPF as a Time Delay

5.2.2 Multiplier Implementation

5.2.3 FM Demodulator Noise

5.2.3.1 Noise from the FM Demodulator with Gilbert Multiplier

5.2.3.2 Reduction of the Gilbert Multiplier Noise by Current Bleeding

5.2.4 Implications of Non-Linearities in the FM-UWB Receiver Front-End

5.2.4.1 Large-Signal Behavior of the FM Demodulator

5.2.4.2 Large-Signal Behavior of the FM Demodulator with Additional Preamplification

5.2.4.3 Intermodulation Components in the FM Demodulator

5.3 Low Noise Amplifier Implementation

5.4 Receiver Subcarrier Processor Implementation

5.4.1 Anti-Aliasing Filter Implementation Example

5.4.2 Lowpass Filter Implementation Example

5.4.3 FSK Demodulator and Bit Synchronizer

5.5 Conclusions

6: Measured Performance of FM-UWB

6.1 Transceiver Prototype

6.2 Transmitter Performance

6.2.1 Subcarrier Signal

6.2.2 FM-UWB Signal

6.3 Receiver Performance

6.3.1 Front-End Measurements

6.3.2 Subcarrier Processor Measurements

6.4 Overall Transceiver Measurements.

6.4.1 BER Measurements with AWGN

6.4.2 Link Span

6.4.3 Multi-User Performance

6.4.4 Narrowband Interference

6.4.5 Receiver Synchronization Time

6.4.6 Power Consumption

6.5 Conclusions

7: Conclusions

7.1 Main Findings

7.2 Original Contributions

7.3 Recommendations for Future Work

Appendix A: Power Spectral Density for FSK and BPSK Subcarrier Modulation Schemes

A.1 Constant-Envelope Subcarrier Modulation Scheme

A.2 Non Constant-Envelope Subcarrier Modulation Scheme

Reference

Appendix B: Influence of RF Frequency Notch on Subcarrier Level

B.1 Notch at Center Frequency with Variable Width

B.2 Sliding Notch

Appendix C: Detailed Schematics of Wideband FM Demodulator

C.1 FM Demodulator

C.2 Low Noise Amplifier

Appendix D: Approximation of Small-Signal Gain of Hyperbolic Tangent Non-Linearity

List of Publications

Summary

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 15, 2016).

ISBN:

1-000-79119-X

1-00-334004-0

1-003-34004-0

1-000-79434-2

87-93379-61-7

9781003340041