Method and System for a Sub-Harmonic Transmitter Utilizing a Leaky Wave Antenna
First Claim
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
- in a wireless device comprising one or more transmitters on a chip, transmitting wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal utilizing one or more leaky wave antennas.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a sub-harmonic transmitter utilizing a leaky wave antenna are disclosed and may include transmitting wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal utilizing one or more leaky wave antennas (LWAs) in a wireless device including one or more transceivers on a chip. The LWAs may be configured with a resonant frequency at the harmonic frequency. The source signal may be communicated to the LWAs utilizing a power amplifier, which may be operated in switching mode thereby generating a square wave from the source signal. The LWAs may be integrated on the chip, on a package to which the chip is affixed and/or on a printed circuit board to which the chip is affixed. The harmonic frequency may be three times a frequency of the source signal. The transmitted wireless signal may be amplitude modulated utilizing a bias voltage applied to the LWAs.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a wireless device comprising one or more transmitters on a chip, transmitting wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal utilizing one or more leaky wave antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for enabling communication, the system comprising:
one or more circuits comprising one or more transmitters, said one or more circuits integrated on a chip, wherein; said one or more circuits are operable to transmit wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal utilizing one or more leaky wave antennas. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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