This paper presents results from co-existence measurements between multiple ultra wideband (UWB) transmitters and a UMTS mobile phone carried out at the Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC), University of Oulu, Finland. Two environments were explored with the measurements; an anechoic chamber, and inside a shelter (simulating cell boundary conditions). Large numbers of FCC compatible UWB tr...

Most of the wideband radio channel models available today are not accurate enough for ultra wideband (UWB) applications occupying an extremely large bandwidth. In this paper, a procedure for indoor UWB radio channel measurements and modelling is presented. The example discussed here is based on the measurements carried out in the main building of the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. An averag...

1. Introduction To meet the challenge of 3D-intergration in future ULSI, global wireless interconnection (interconnect distance above 300 µm) which utilizes electromagnetic wave transmission by using integrated antenna and ultra wideband (UWB) transceiver system has been proposed [1, 2] as shown in Fig. 1. Among the different techniques for UWB system, impulse radio based UWB uses very short Ga...

In this paper we propose a SISO UWB radio channel model for short-range radio link scenarios between a fixed device and a dynamic user hand-held device. The channel model is derived based on novel experimental UWB radio propagation investigations carried out in typical indoor PAN scenarios including realistic device and user terminal antenna configurations. The radio channel measurements have b...

Fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA) system can be a cost-effective technique for distributing high frequency signals from the head-end office to a number of remote antenna units via passive optical splitter and propagating through low-loss and low-cost optical fibers. Here, we experimentally demonstrate an optical ultra-wideband (UWB) - impulse radio (IR) FTTA system for in-building and in-home applica...

In this paper, the significance of linearity for UWB front-end circuit is discussed. The effects of strong narrow band interferer on UWB signal are investigated. Wideband linearization techniques for UWB LNA are first proposed in this work. A high linearity UWB LNA is designed in TSMC 0.18μ CMOS process The simulation results show that the designed LNA exhibits very high IIP3 (6.9~13.8 dBm) whi...

Along with rapid development of sensing and communication technology, Internet of Things (IoTs) has enabled a tremendous number of applications in health care, agriculture, and industry. As the fundamental element, the wireless sensing node, such as radio tags need to be operating under micro power level (e.g, 100 μW, Pico radio) for energy autonomy. The evolution of electronics towards highly ...

Ultra wideband (UWB) radar is considered a promising technology to complement existing camera-based surveillance systems because, unlike cameras, it provides excellent range resolution. Many of the UWB radar imaging algorithms are based on large-scale antenna arrays that are not necessarily practical because of their complexity and high cost. To resolve this issue, we previously developed a two...

Ultra-Wideband (UWB) was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Mar. 2002 for unlicensed operation in the 3.1-10.6 GHz band subject to modified Part 15 rules. The rule limits the emitted power spectral density (p.s.d) from a UWB source measured in a 1 MHz bandwidth at the output of an isotropic transmit antenna at a reference distance to that shown in Figure 1. Further, the ...