Transposition of a baseband UWB signal at 60 GHz for high data rate indoor WLAN

The purpose of this letter is to demonstrate the high potentiality in terms of data rate and multiple access of a novel 60-GHz WLAN architecture for smart objects and indoor communication systems. This approach is based on the up-conversion of an ultrawide-bandwidth impulse radio signal (IR-UWB) in the 60-GHz frequency range to benefit of the natural advantages of the UWB technique while avoiding the baseband limitations. First results about the pulse generator and receiver architecture are discussed.

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