Spread spectrum communication apparatus and demodulator surface acoustic wave element and surface acoustic wave parts for spread spectrum communication
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1. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
- a piezoelectric substrate;
a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate;
a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval anda second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+(±
n+a/8)/fc, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, n being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said signal input encoding to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between comb-like electrode pairs or groups of comb-like electrode pairs of said signal input encoding electrode, said comb-like electrode pairs or groups of electrode pairs corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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Abstract
A spread spectrum communication apparatus includes at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter, a plurality of surface acoustic wave delay lines having different delay amounts, and integrating circuits for integrating an output signal of the surface acoustic wave matched filter and the respective output signals of the plurality of surface acoustic wave delay lines.
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1. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+(±
n+a/8)/fc, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, n being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said signal input encoding to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between comb-like electrode pairs or groups of comb-like electrode pairs of said signal input encoding electrode, said comb-like electrode pairs or groups of electrode pairs corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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4. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a located that is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+(±
m-a/8)/fc, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, m being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said signal input encoding electrode to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between comb-like electrode pairs or groups of comb-like electrode pairs of said signal input encoding electrode, said comb-like electrode pairs or groups of electrode pairs corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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8. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+1/fc /8, wherein T is one period of a signal to be received and demodulated and fc is a carrier frequency of a signal inputted to said signal input encoding electrode, wherein said input encoding electrode has comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series, the number of pairs of electrodes in a comb-like electrode pair group of said input encoding electrode corresponding to one code bit of said code series being greater than 1 and equal to or smaller than the ratio of said carrier frequency to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pair groups of said input encoding electrode.
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9. A surface acoustic wave comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T-1/fc /8, wherein T is one period of a signal to be received and demodulated and fc us a carrier frequency of a signal inputted to said signal input encoding electrode, wherein said input encoding electrode has comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series, the number of pairs of electrodes in a comb-like electrode pair group of said input encoding electrode corresponding to one code bit of said code series being greater than 1 and equal to or smaller than the ratio of said carrier frequency to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pair groups of said input encoding electrode.
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10. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input comb-like electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location is spaced apart from said first output encoding electrode by T+(±
n+a/8)/fc, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, n being an integral number 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said signal input comb-like electrode to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pairs or groups of comb-like electrode pairs of said first or second output encoding electrodes, said comb-like electrode pairs or groups of electrode pairs corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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13. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input comb-like electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location is spaced apart from said first output encoding electrode by T+(±
m-a/8)/fc, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, m being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said signal input comb-like electrode to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pairs or groups of comb-like electrode pairs of said first or second output encoding electrodes, said comb-like electrode pairs or groups of electrode pairs corresponding to first or second output a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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16. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+1/fc /8, wherein T is one period of a signal to be received and demodulated and fc is a carrier frequency of a signal inputted to said signal input comb-like electrode, wherein said first output encoding electrode has comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series and said second output encoding electrode has a comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to the same codes series, and wherein the number of pairs of electrodes in a comb-like electrode pair group of said output encoding electrodes corresponding to one code bit of said code series is greater than 1 and equal to or smaller than the ratio of said carrier frequency to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pair groups of said input encoding electrodes.
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17. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval; and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+1/fc /8, wherein T is one period of a signal to be received and demodulated and fc is a carrier frequency of a signal inputted to said signal input comb-like electrode, wherein said first output encoding electrode has comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series and said second output encoding electrode has comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to the same code series, and wherein the number of pairs of electrodes in a comb-like electrode pair group of said output encoding electrodes corresponding to one code bit of said code series is greater than 1 and equal to or smaller than the ratio of said carrier frequency to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pair groups of said output encoding electrodes.
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18. A spread spectrum communication apparatus comprising a demodulating section which includes at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter, two delay means for delaying an output signal of said at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter, and first and second integrating circuits for integrating an output signal of said at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter and the respective output signals of said two delay means, wherein at the time of input to said first and second integrating circuits, the respective outputs of said two delay means are delayed by T+(±
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m-a/8)/fc with respect to the output of said at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, each of n and m being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said surface acoustic wave matched filter to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between comb-like electrode pairs or comb-like electrode pair groups of an encoding electrode that is included in one of said delay means or said at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter, said comb-like electrode pairs or pair groups corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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21. A spread spectrum communications apparatus comprising a demodulating section which includes:
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at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter; two surface acoustic wave delay lines having delay amounts which are T+(±
n+a/8)/fc and T+(±
m-a/8)/fc, respectively, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, each of n and m being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between comb-like electrode pairs or comb-like electrode pair groups of an encoding electrode that is included in one of said two surface acoustic wave delay lines or said at least one surface acoustic wave matched filter, said comb-like electrode pairs or electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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24. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:
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a piezoelectric substrate; a signal input comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate; a first output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input comb-like electrode by a predetermined interval, said first output encoding electrode having comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series; a second output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first output encoding electrode by T+1/fc /8, wherein T is one period of a signal to be received and demodulated and fc is a carrier frequency of a signal inputted to said signal input comb-like electrode, said second output encoding electrode having comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to the same code series as that of said first output electrode; a third output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said signal input comb-like electrode by a predetermined interval in a direction opposite to said first output encoding electrode with respect to said signal input comb-like electrode, said third output encoding electrode having comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to a code series which is symmetrical to that of said first output encoding electrode with respect to said signal input comb-like electrode; and a fourth output encoding electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said third output encoding electrode by T-1/fc /8, said fourth output encoding electrode having comb-like electrode pair groups corresponding to the same code series as that of said third output encoding electrode, wherein the number of pairs of electrodes in a comb-like electrode pair group of said output encoding electrodes corresponding to one code bit is greater than 1 and equal to or smaller than the ratio of said carrier frequency to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between the comb-like electrode pair groups of said output encoding electrodes.
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25. A spread spectrum communication apparatus comprising:
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a first surface acoustic wave element which includes, a first piezoelectric substrate, a first signal input encoding electrode formed on said first piezoelectric substrate, a first output comb-like electrode formed on said first piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first signal input encoding electrode by a predetermined interval, and a second output comb-like electrode formed on said first piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said first output comb-like electrode by T+(±
n+a/8)/fc, T being one period of a signal to be received and demodulated, n being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of a carrier frequency fc of a signal inputted to said first signal input encoding electrode to a chip rate which is a frequency corresponding to an interval between comb-like electrode pairs or groups of comb-like electrode pairs of said first signal input encoding electrode, said comb-like electrode pairs or groups of electrode pairs corresponding to a code series, and a satisfying 1/2≦
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3/2,a second surface acoustic wave element which includes, a second piezoelectric substrate, a second signal input encoding electrode formed on said second piezoelectric substrate, said second input electrode receiving said signal that is inputted to said first signal input encoding electrode, a third output comb-like electrode formed on said second piezoelectric substrate at a location that is spaced apart from said second signal input encoding electrode, and a fourth output comb-like electrode formed on said piezoelectric substrate at a located that is spaced apart from said third output comb-like electrode by T+(±
m-a/8)/fc, m being an integral number between 0 and a value twice as large as the ratio of said carrier frequency fc to said chip rate;a first integrating circuit inputted with output signals of said first and second output comb-like electrodes of said first surface acoustic wave element; and a second integrating circuit inputted with output signals of said third and fourth output comb-like electrodes of said second surface acoustic wave element. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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Current AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsKoga, Naoki, Tomari, Seishi, Ohtsuka, Masatoshi
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Primary Examiner(s)Chin, Stephen
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Assistant Examiner(s)GLUCK, JEFFREY WILLIAM
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Application NumberUS08/677,957Time in Patent Office1,056 DaysField of Search375/200, 375/206, 375/207, 375/208, 375/209, 375/210, 375/343, 333/150, 333/193, 333/195, 333/196US Class Current375/151CPC Class CodesH03H 9/02622 of the surface, including b...H03H 9/02779 Continuous surface reflecti...H03H 9/6416 SAW matched filters, e.g. s...H03H 9/72 Networks using surface acou...H04B 1/70712 with demodulation by means ...
