Ultra wideband data transmission system and method

A method of producing ultra-wideband data transmissions comprising a series of UWB signals representing digital data, said method comprising:

• generating a series of low-level impulse-switched ultra-wideband pulses;
• waveform adapting said low-level impulse-switched ultra wideband pulses to produce an UWB signal confined to a spectral range;
• modulating said low-level impulse-switched UWB signal confined to said spectral range according to digital data thereby to produce a data-bearing UWB signal;
• and
• supplying said data-bearing UWB signal to an antenna.

A method of producing band-limited ultra-wideband data transmissions comprising a series of UWB data signals representing digital data, said method comprising:

• phase-modulating an oscillating signal source to produce a phase-modulated signal,
• generating a series of low-level impulse-switched ultra-wideband pulses from said phase-modulated signal;
• filtering said impulse-switched ultra wideband pulses to produce an UWB signal having a frequency confined within a band-limited spectral range;
• and
• supplying said UWB signal to an antenna whereby to produce said band-limited ultra-wideband data transmissions.

A method of producing QAM-modulated UWB data signals representing digital data, said method comprising:

• providing a microwave oscillator to generated a low-level signal;
• time-gating said low-level signal within a several nanosecond to sub-nanosecond interval to generate a time-gated UWB signal output;
• modulating said oscillator in phase and modulating said time-gated UWB signal output in amplitude according to digital data thereby to generate a data-modulated output;
• and
• supplying said data-modulated output to an antenna thereby to radiate QAM-modulated UWB data signals representing digital data.

A method of producing PSK-modulated UWB data signals representative of digital data, said method comprising:

• providing a microwave oscillator to generated a low-level signal;
• PSK-modulating said low-level signal according to digital data thereby to generate a phase-modulated output;
• time-gating said phase-modulated output within a several nanosecond to sub-nanosecond interval to generate an UWB signal output;
• and
• supplying said modulated output to an antenna whereby to radiate PSK-modulated UWB data signals representative of digital data.

A method of producing M-ary modulated UWB data signals representative of digital data, said method comprising:

• providing a microwave oscillator to generate a low-level signal having a defined center-frequency;
• time-gating said low-level signal to produce a gated output of several nanoseconds to a sub-nanosecond duration, said gated output having a center-frequency corresponding to a frequency of said oscillator;
• modulating said oscillator in at least one of phase and frequency and modulating said gated output in multi-level amplitudes according to digital data thereby to generate a modulated output;
• and
• supplying said modulated output to an antenna.

A method of producing M-ary modulated UWB data signals representative of digital data, said method comprising:

• providing a voltage-controlled oscillator that generates a low-level millimeter wave signal having a frequency;
• time-gating said millimeter wave signal to produce a gated output of several nanoseconds to a sub-nanosecond duration;
• controlling the frequency of said voltage-controlled oscillator according to digital data thereby to produce a time-gated, frequency-modulated UWB data signal;
• and
• supplying said time-gated, frequency-modulated UWB data signal to an antenna.

A band-limited, ultra-wideband data transmission system that transmits a series of UWB signals representing digital data, said system comprising:

• a switched impulse generator to generate a series of low-level ultra wideband signals;
• a filter that band-limits said low-level ultra wideband signals to produce a series of millimeter wave signals each having multiple cycles confined within a given spectral range;
• a data modulator that modulates the amplitude of said millimeter wave signals according to digital data;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said data modulator to radiate UWB signals representative of digital data.

A phase-modulated ultra-wideband data transmission system for transmitting a series of signals representing digital data, said system comprising:

• a switched impulse generator to generate a series of low-level ultra-wideband signals;
• a filter that band-limits said low-level ultra wideband signals to produce a series of millimeter wave signals each having multiple cycles confined within a given spectral range;
• a modulator that modulates the phase of said series of millimeter wave signals according to digital data;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said modulator to radiate signals representative of digital data.

An UWB data transmission system that transmits a series of UWB signals representing digital data, said system comprising:

• a switched impulse generator to generate a series of low-level ultra wideband signals;
• a waveform adapter that waveform adapts said low-level ultra wideband signals to produce a series of millimeter wave signals each having multiple cycles confined within a given spectral range, said waveform adapter controlling at least one of center-frequency, amplitude, and phase of said millimeter wave signals according to digital data;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said data modulator to radiate UWB signals representative of digital data.

An UWB data transmission system that transmits a series of UWB signals representing digital data, said system comprising:

• a switched impulse generator to generate a series of low-level ultra wideband signals;
• a waveform adapter that band-limits said low-level ultra wideband signals to produce a series of millimeter wave signals each having multiple cycles confined within a given spectral range;
• a data modulator that modulates said millimeter wave signals according to digital data;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said data modulator to radiate UWB signals representing digital data.

A QAM-modulated UWB data transmission system that transmits a series of signals representative of digital data, said system comprising:

• a microwave oscillator to generated a low-level signal;
• a time gate that produces a several nanosecond to sub-nanosecond output of said oscillator;
• a data modulator that modulates the oscillator in at least one of phase and center-frequency, and that modulates the output of said time gate in amplitude;
• an amplifier responsive to said data modulator to produce an amplified output;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said amplified output to radiate signals representative of digital data.

A PSK-modulated UWB data transmission system that transmits a series of signals representative of digital data, said system comprising:

• a microwave oscillator to generated a low-level signal;
• a phase-modulating source applied to said microwave oscillator to PSK-modulate said low-level signal according to digital data thereby to produce a PSK-modulated low level signal;
• a time gate that gates a several nanosecond to sub-nanosecond output from said PSK-modulated low-level signal;
• an amplifier responsive to said PSK-modulated low-level signal to produce an amplified output;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said amplified output to radiate PSK-modulated UWB signals representative of digital data.

An M-ary modulated UWB signal transmitter that transmits a series of short data-bearing signals representative of digital data, said transmitter comprising:

• a microwave oscillator to generate a low-level signal;
• a time gate that gates a several nanosecond to sub-nanosecond output of said oscillator to produce a signal having at least one of a phase, amplitude, bandwidth, and center-frequency;
• a data modulator that modulates said oscillator in at least one of phase and center-frequency and that modulates the output of said time gate in amplitude according to digital data;
• an amplifier responsive to said data-modulator to produce an amplified output;
• and
• an antenna responsive to said amplified output to radiate M-ary modulated UWB signals.