TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact high-speed envelope detector architecture for ultra-wideband communications
AU - Blanco Granja, Angel
AU - Cimoli, Bruno
AU - Rodríguez, Sebastián
AU - Jakoby, Rolf
AU - Jensen, Jesper Bevensee
AU - Penirschke, Andreas
AU - Tafur Monroy, Idelfonso
AU - Johansen, Tom Keinicke
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - This article describes a Schottky diode based envelope detector architecture able to demodulate single-ended signals adopting a single balanced configuration without the use of an external balun. The proposed architecture combines the functionality of a balun and, simultaneously, the rectification of the input signal. The dual functionality of the Schottky diodes applied, leads to a compact configuration that, according to the authors’ knowledge, has not been shown before. The manufactured prototype is able to demodulate error free a 2.5 Gbps amplitude shift keying signal at 8 GHz carrier frequency, achieving a bitrate to frequency carrier ratio (Δb) of 31.25%.
AB - This article describes a Schottky diode based envelope detector architecture able to demodulate single-ended signals adopting a single balanced configuration without the use of an external balun. The proposed architecture combines the functionality of a balun and, simultaneously, the rectification of the input signal. The dual functionality of the Schottky diodes applied, leads to a compact configuration that, according to the authors’ knowledge, has not been shown before. The manufactured prototype is able to demodulate error free a 2.5 Gbps amplitude shift keying signal at 8 GHz carrier frequency, achieving a bitrate to frequency carrier ratio (Δb) of 31.25%.
KW - amplitude modulation
KW - envelope detector
KW - microwave detector
KW - Schottky diode
KW - ultra-wideband
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85043309285&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/mop.31068
DO - 10.1002/mop.31068
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85043309285
SN - 0895-2477
VL - 60
SP - 936
EP - 941
JO - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
JF - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
IS - 4
ER -