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A 60 GHz multiport front‐end architecture with integrated phased antenna array
Author(s) -
Moldovan E.,
Tatu S. O.,
Affes S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.23367
Subject(s) - phased array , engineering , microwave , planar , electrical engineering , monolithic microwave integrated circuit , front and back ends , electronic engineering , electronic circuit , antenna (radio) , telecommunications , computer science , cmos , mechanical engineering , amplifier , computer graphics (images)
A new front‐end architecture dedicated to 60 GHz high‐speed short‐range communications is proposed. Multiport circuits based on hybrid couplers are intensively used for both phased antenna array and down‐conversion. The front‐end, integrated in planar technology on ceramic substrate, use several IF quadrature conversion circuits, corresponding to multiple directions of arrival. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 1371–1376, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23367