The enhanced six-port receiver: A new concept for simultaneous data reception and direction of arrival detection

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2011-06
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Kölpin, Alexander  orcid-logo
Vinci, Gabor  
Laemmle, Benjamin  
Weigel, Robert  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/6803
Journal
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest  
Article Number
5972688
Citation
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium: 5972688 (2011-06)
Contribution to Conference
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium 2011  
Publisher DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972688
The key benefits of the six-port receiver architecture, being a special type of direct conversion receivers, are its high bandwidth and low circuit complexity. This concept has been known on the one hand for precise phase measurement applications and on the other hand for complex valued data reception in the millimeter wave region. The work presented here shows a new approach for combining both principles in one six-port receiver. For the first time a method for simultaneous data reception and direction of arrival (DOA) detection will be presented requiring only one enhanced six-port front-end.
Subjects
circuit topology
direction of arrival estimation
microstrip couplers
microwave receiver
phase conversion