UWB dual burst transmit driver

Patent · Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1040784

Dallum, Gregory E ^[1]; Pratt, Garth C ^[2]; Haugen, Peter C ^[1]; Zumstein, James M ^[1]; Vigars, Mark L ^[1]; Romero, Carlos E ^[1]

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1. Livermore, CA
2. Discovery Bay, CA

A dual burst transmitter for ultra-wideband (UWB) communication systems generates a pair of precisely spaced RF bursts from a single trigger event. An input trigger pulse produces two oscillator trigger pulses, an initial pulse and a delayed pulse, in a dual trigger generator. The two oscillator trigger pulses drive a gated RF burst (power output) oscillator. A bias driver circuit gates the RF output oscillator on and off and sets the RF burst packet width. The bias driver also level shifts the drive signal to the level that is required for the RF output device.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 8,160,118
• Application Number: 12/641,711
• OSTI ID: 1040784
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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