Transmitter-receiver for use in broadband wireless access communications systems

• US 6,115,584 A
• Filed: 04/02/1999
• Issued: 09/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TRW Inc. (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
• Inventors: Bayuk, Franklin J., Tait, Donald L., Upton, Eric L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US09/285,308
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 455/73, 455/56, 455/78, 455/83, 455/403, 455/503, 455/120, 455/121, 455/87, 455/85, 455/552, 455/84, 455/86, 455/75, 455/575, 455/550
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 7/18 Modifications of frequency-changers for eliminating image frequencies H03D7/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/28 the receiver comprising at least one semiconductor device having three or more electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/30 for homodyne or synchrodyne receivers demodulator circuits H03D1/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits

Abstract

A transmitter-receiver includes a transmitting circuit for providing an output by converting the frequency of a transmission signal input thereto, a receiving circuit for providing an output by converting the frequency of a received signal input thereto, and a local oscillator which generates an oscillation signal having a local oscillating frequency based on a reference signal. A local oscillator signal splitter is connected to the local oscillator and splits the oscillation signal into substantially similar transmit and receive oscillation signals each at the local oscillating frequency. The local oscillator signal splitter supplies the transmit oscillation signal to the transmitting circuit and supplies the receive oscillation signal to the receiving circuit. The transmitting circuit converts the frequency of the transmission signal in accordance with said transmit oscillation signal, and the receiving circuit converts the frequency of the received signal in accordance with the receive oscillation signal.

Claims

1. A transmitter-receiver comprising:

a transmitting circuit for providing an output by converting frequency of a transmission signal input thereto;

a local oscillator for generating an oscillation signal having local oscillating frequency based on a reference signal;

a local oscillator signal splitter connected to said local oscillator and splitting the oscillation signal into substantially similar transmit and receive oscillation signals each at the local oscillating frequency, the local oscillator signal splitter supplying the transmit oscillation signal to said transmitting circuit;

a receiving circuit for providing an output by converting a frequency of a received signal input thereto, the local oscillator signal splitter supplying the receive oscillation signal to said receiving circuit, said receiving circuit comprising;

a receiving input port for supplying the received signal to said receiving circuit;

an image reject mixer in electrical communication with said input port, said image reject mixer combining said received signal and said receive oscillation signal to produce first and second intermediate frequency receive signals;

a hybrid in electrical communication with said image reject mixer and receiving said first and second intermediate frequency receive signals, said hybrid combining said first and second intermediate frequency receive signals to produce an output received signal devoid of undesired image frequency components; and

a reception output port connected to said hybrid for delivering said output received signal externally of said transmitting circuit;

said transmitting circuit converting the frequency of the transmission signal in accordance with said transmit oscillation signal, and said receiving circuit converting the frequency of the received signal in accordance with said receive oscillation signal.

2. The transmitter-receiver according to claim 1 wherein said image reject mixer comprises:

a first mixer having an output electrically connected to said hybrid and receiving said receive oscillation signal and said received signal, said first mixer converting said received signal to a first intermediate frequency as a function of said receive oscillation signal; and

a second mixer having an output electrically connected to said hybrid and receiving said receive oscillation signal and said received signal, said second mixer converting said received signal to a second intermediate frequency as a function of said receive oscillation signal.

3. The transmitter-receiver according to claim 2 wherein said first mixer and said second mixers each comprise Lange-type couplers.

4. The transmitter-receiver according to claim 2 wherein said hybrid comprises a 90°

hybrid coupler having first and second inputs and an output, said first coupler input connected to said first mixer and receiving said first intermediate frequency receive signal therefrom, said second coupler input connected to said second mixer and receiving said second intermediate frequency receive signal therefrom, said hybrid coupler combining said first and second intermediate frequency receive signals to produce said output received signal.

5. A transmitter-receiver comprising:

a local oscillator for generating an oscillation signal having a local oscillating frequency based on a reference signal;

a local oscillator signal splitter connected to said local oscillator and splitting the oscillation signal into substantially similar transmit and receive oscillation signals each at the local oscillating frequency;

a receiving circuit for providing an output by converting a frequency of a received signal input thereto, the local oscillator signal splitter supplying the receive oscillation signal to said receiving circuit,

a transmitting circuit for providing an output by converting frequency of a transmission signal input thereto, the local oscillator signal splitter supplying the transmit oscillation signal to said transmitting circuit, said transmitting circuit comprising;

a transmitting input port for supplying the transmission signal to said transmitting circuit;

an up-converting mixer in electrical communication with said transmitting input port and with said local oscillator signal splitter, said up-converting mixer converting the frequency of said transmission signal as a function of said transmit oscillation signal; and

a transmission output port electrically connected with said up-converting mixer for transmitting said transmission signal externally to said receiving circuit, said transmission output port being electrically connected with said up-converting mixer through a pair of parallel connected power amplifiers, each power amplifier being a GaAs power amplifier including high electron mobility transistors;

said transmitting circuit converting the frequency of the transmission signal in accordance with said transmit oscillation signal, and said receiving circuit converting the frequency of the received signal in accordance with said receive oscillation signal.