Primary User (PU) signal detection is critical for cognitive radio networks as it allows a secondary user to find spectrum holes for opportunistic reuse. Eigenvalue based detection has many advantages, such as it does not require knowledge on primary user signal or noise power level. However, most of the work on eigenvalue based detection methods presented in the literature require multiple sen...

In this paper, a compact setup for measuring the radiation pattern of an arbitrary positioned antenna above the sea surface is presented. The antenna of interest was a vertical half-wave dipole. Due to impracticalities concerning the measurements using seaborne platforms, the setup was based around a shallow pool filled with actual sea water. The transmitting antenna-under-test (AUT) and the re...

In this paper, a receiver based on an iterative algorithm for joint channel estimation and cochannel interference cancellation suitable for time-division multiple-access cellular radio systems is proposed. The receiver is blind with respect to the data of the interfering users and training-based w.r.t the data of the desired user and it is therefore referred to as semi-blind. As opposed to conc...

To do a better time comparison between high-precision clocks (such as a Cesium-fountain clock and Hydrogen-maser clock), we want to study and eventually lower the GPS carrier-phase time transfer noise. The GPS carrier-phase time transfer noise comes from four sources: GPS satellite, GPS signal path, ground receiving equipment (receiver and antenna), and data-processing algorithm. This paper foc...

A new model for tacking mutual coupling in wireless communications is introduced. A new concept of receiving mutual impedance is introduced and explained theoretically. Receiving mutual impedances for typical antenna arrays are obtained. Application of the new method is demonstrated in several arrays for direction finding, adaptive nulling, and MIMO communications.

In the fields of electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility, it is important to measure the strength of the electric field originating from electric devices. For this purpose, knowledge of the antenna factor of a receiving antenna is necessary. According to international standards, the accurate measurement of the antenna factor involves the use of calibration test sites char...

Implantable neural interfaces are designed to provide a high spatial and temporal precision control signal implementing high degree of freedom real-time prosthetic systems. The development of a Radio Frequency (RF) wireless neural interface has the potential to expand the number of applications as well as extend the robustness and longevity compared to wired neural interfaces. However, it is we...

The collective Thomson scattering (CTS) is one of the most promising methods for evaluating the ion velocity distribution function. The study of CTS diagnostic has been started utilizing the gyrotron and antenna/transmission systems installed in LHD for high power local electron heating. One of the high power gyrotrons at 77 GHz is selected as a probing power source and a set of highly focused ...

The capacity of a flat-fading wireless channel increases with the number of antennas used at both ends of the wireless link. However, the complexity of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission algorithms increases coincidently. Transmitting and receiving over a subset of the available antennas is referred to as antenna selection. A signal strength based selection criterion is introduc...

In the HF band (3-30 MHz), the equipment used for transmission or for location finding, rely on the antenna system which can be very varied, using antenna diversity and/or space diversity. The roles of these antennas or antenna arrays are presented in this paper using a bi-vectorial model related to ionospheric links. This narrow band model includes propagation effects, transmitting and receivi...