PPM receiving system and method using time-interleaved integrators
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1. A communication receiver comprising:
- a data receiver receiving at least one pulse-position modulated signal;
a clock circuit separating a reference clock signal into a plurality of coordinating clock signals;
a plurality of time integrators gated to generate a plurality of time-integrated signals in response to said at least one pulse-position modulated signal and said plurality of coordinating clock signals;
a combiner forming a demodulated signal from said plurality of time-integrated signals;
a first transimpedance amplifier converting said reference clock signal from being in the form of a current signal into a first voltage swing signal; and
a second transimpedance amplifier converting said at least one pulse-position modulated signal from being in the form of a current signal into a second voltage swing signal;
wherein said combiner sums at least a portion of said plurality of time-integrated signals to form said demodulated signal.
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Abstract
A communication receiver (30) includes a data receiver (34) that receives a pulse-position modulated signal (38). A clock circuit (70) separates a reference clock signal (36) into multiple coordinating clock signals A, B, and C. Multiple time integrators (78) are gated to generate multiple time-integrated signals in response to the pulse-position modulated signal (38) and the coordinating clock signals A, B, and C. A combiner (96) forms a demodulated signal from the time-integrated signals IntA, IntB, and IntC.
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1. A communication receiver comprising:
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a data receiver receiving at least one pulse-position modulated signal; a clock circuit separating a reference clock signal into a plurality of coordinating clock signals; a plurality of time integrators gated to generate a plurality of time-integrated signals in response to said at least one pulse-position modulated signal and said plurality of coordinating clock signals; a combiner forming a demodulated signal from said plurality of time-integrated signals; a first transimpedance amplifier converting said reference clock signal from being in the form of a current signal into a first voltage swing signal; and a second transimpedance amplifier converting said at least one pulse-position modulated signal from being in the form of a current signal into a second voltage swing signal; wherein said combiner sums at least a portion of said plurality of time-integrated signals to form said demodulated signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication system comprising:
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a transmitter generating at least one pulse-position modulated signal; and a communication receiver comprising; a data receiver receiving said at least one pulse-position modulated signal; a clock circuit separating a reference clock signal into a plurality of coordinating clock signals; a plurality of time integrators gated to generate a plurality of time-integrated signals in response to said at least one pulse-position modulated signal and said plurality of coordinating clock signals; a combiner forming a demodulated signal from said plurality of time-integrated signals; a first transimpedance amplifier converting said reference clock signal from being in the form of a current signal into a first voltage swing signal; and a second transimpedance amplifier converting said at least one pulse-position modulated signal from being in the form of a current signal into a second voltage swing signal; wherein said combiner sums at least a portion of said plurality of time-integrated signals to form said demodulated signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A communication system comprising:
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a first station having a transmitter generating at least one pulse-position modulated signal; and a second station having a communication receiver comprising; a data receiver receiving said at least one pulse-position modulated signal; a clock circuit separating a reference clock signal into a plurality of coordinating clock signals; a plurality of time integrators gated to generate a plurality of time-integrated signals in response to said at least one pulse-position modulated signal and said plurality of coordinating clock signals; a combiner forming a demodulated signal from said plurality of time-integrated signals; a first transimpedance amplifier converting said reference clock signal from being in the form of a current signal into a first voltage swing signal; and a second transimpedance amplifier converting said at least one pulse-position modulated signal from being in the form of a current signal into second a voltage swing signal; wherein said combiner sums at least a portion of said plurality of time-integrated signals to form said demodulated signal.
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24. A method of extracting information from pulse-position modulated signals comprising:
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receiving at least one reference clock signal; recovering said reference clock signal from said at least one pulse-position modulated signal; receiving at least one pulse-position modulated signal; separating a reference clock signal into a plurality of clock signals; converting said reference clock signal from a current signal into a first voltage swing signal; converting said at least one pulse-width modulation signal from a current signal into a second voltage swing signal; gating a plurality of time integrators to generate a plurality of time-integrated signals in response to said at least one pulse-position modulated signal and said plurality of clock signals; and generating a demodulated signal from said plurality of time-integrated signals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of demodulating communication signals comprising:
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receiving at least one pulse-position modulated signal and at least one reference clock signal, converting said at least one reference clock signal and said pulse-position modulated signal into voltage swing type signals; separating said reference clock signal into a plurality of coordinating clock signals; widening pulses within said reference clock signal; gating a plurality of time integrators to generate a plurality of time-integrated signals comprising; beginning integration in response to the plurality of coordinating clock signals;
integrating a constant value; andceasing integration in response to said at least one pulse-position modulated signal; and generating a demodulated signal from said plurality of time-integrated signals. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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