公开(公告)号：US07065326B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US10319058

申请日：2002-12-12

申请人： John Lovberg ,  Richard Chedester ,  Paul Johnson ,  Louis Slaughter

发明人： John Lovberg ,  Richard Chedester ,  Paul Johnson ,  Louis Slaughter

IPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H03C3/00

CPC分类号： H04B10/1123 ,  H01Q1/125 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  H04B1/3805 ,  H04B1/52 ,  H04B7/0408 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/40

摘要： A high data rate communication system operating at frequencies greater than 70 MHz and at data rates of about 1.25 Gbps or greater. Preferred embodiments include modulators with a resonant LC circuit including a diode which is back-biased for “off” (i.e., no transmit) and forward biased for “on” (or transmit). The modulator is a part of high performance transceivers for wireless, millimeter wave communications links. A preferred embodiment provides a communication link of more than eight miles which operates within the 71 to 76 GHz portion of the millimeter spectrum and provides data transmission rates of 1.25 Gbps with bit error rates of less than 10−10 . A first transceiver transmits at a first bandwidth and receives at a second bandwidth both within the above spectral range. A second transceiver transmits at the second bandwidth and receives at the first bandwidth. The transceivers are equipped with antennas providing beam divergence small enough to ensure efficient spatial and directional partitioning of the data channels so that an almost unlimited number of transceivers will be able to simultaneously use the same spectrum. In a preferred embodiment the first and second spectral ranges are 71.8+/−0.63 GHz and 73.8+/−0.63 GHz and the half power beam width is about 0.2 degrees or less. Preferably, a backup transceiver set is provided which would take over the link in the event of very bad weather conditions. In other embodiments especially useful for mobile applications at least one of the transceivers include a GPS locator.

摘要翻译： 高数据率通信系统，工作频率大于70 MHz，数据速率约为1.25 Gbps或更高。 优选实施例包括具有谐振LC电路的调制器，该谐振LC电路包括被反向偏置为“关”（即，不发送）并且被正向偏置用于“导通”（或发送）的二极管。 调制器是用于无线毫米波通信链路的高性能收发器的一部分。 优选实施例提供了在毫米频谱的71至76GHz部分内工作的八英里以上的通信链路，并提供1.25Gbps的数据传输速率，其误码率小于10〜 。 第一收发机以第一带宽传输并在上述频谱范围内以第二带宽接收。 第二收发器以第二带宽发送并以第一带宽进行接收。 收发器配备有提供足够小的光束发散的天线，以确保数据信道的有效的空间和方向分区，使得几乎无限数量的收发器将能够同时使用相同的频谱。 在优选实施例中，第一和第二光谱范围为71.8 +/- 0.63GHz和73.8 +/- 0.63GHz，半功率波束宽度为约0.2度或更小。 优选地，提供备用收发器组，其在天气条件恶劣的情况下接管链路。 在其他实施例中对于移动应用尤其有用，至少一个收发器包括GPS定位器。

公开(公告)号：US20050271125A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10859006

申请日：2004-06-02

申请人： Richard Chedester ,  John Lovberg ,  Paul Johnson ,  Eric Korevaar

发明人： Richard Chedester ,  John Lovberg ,  Paul Johnson ,  Eric Korevaar

IPC分类号： H04B1/38 ,  H04B1/40

CPC分类号： H04B1/40

摘要： A high data rate free space communication link operating at millimeter wave frequency ranges. Links include two transceivers, the first transceiver transmitting at a first frequency range and receiving at a second frequency range and a second transceiver transmitting at the second frequency range and receiving at the first frequency range. Each of the two transceivers has a primary tunable oscillator providing a basic frequency signal that is precisely the same for both transceivers. Preferably the primary tunable oscillator in one of the transceivers, the slave oscillator, is slaved to the primary tunable oscillator, the master oscillator, in the other transceiver and the two transceivers are locked in frequency and phase. Also preferably the master oscillator is frequency controlled to maintain a constant number of wavelengths in the millimeter wave radio beams between the two transceivers, at least for periods of time permitting substantial data transmission without change in the number of wavelengths. In both transceivers a center frequency is generated by frequency multiplication and mixing of harmonics of the basic frequency signal generated by the transceiver's primary tunable oscillator. Preferred embodiments are designed to operate at frequencies above 60 GHz. In a particular preferred embodiment the center frequency for the first transceiver is about 73.5 GHz and the center frequency for the second transceiver is about 83.3 GHz. Embodiments of the present invention include automatic transmit power control, (preferably about 20 db of it, permitting operation at about 1 percent to 100 percent of maximum transmit power) for assuring adequate signal transmission in a wide variety of atmospheric conditions but not excessive power that might interfere with other links at the same frequencies. The narrow beam widths of these transceivers at about 0.5 degrees using a two-foot diameter antenna and the above transmit power control permit a large number of these transceivers to operate in the same region using the same frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US06611696B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-26

申请号：US10041083

申请日：2002-01-05

申请人： Richard Chedester ,  Paul Johnson ,  Thomas Lambert ,  Randall B. Olsen ,  John Lovberg ,  Kenneth Y. Tang ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  George Houghton

发明人： Richard Chedester ,  Paul Johnson ,  Thomas Lambert ,  Randall B. Olsen ,  John Lovberg ,  Kenneth Y. Tang ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  George Houghton

IPC分类号： H04M100

CPC分类号： H04B10/1123 ,  G01V8/005 ,  H01Q1/125 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  H04B1/3805 ,  H04B7/0408 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/40

摘要： An apparatus and method for aligning the antennas of two transceivers of a point-to-point wireless millimeter wave communications link. A narrow band oscillator power source is substituted for the signal transmitting electronics associated with a first antenna and a power detector is substituted for the signal receiving electronics associated with a second antenna. In preferred embodiments after a first alignment procedure is performed, the procedure is repeated with an oscillator power source connected to the second antenna and a power detector connected to the first antenna. In other preferred embodiments the antennas are pre-aligned using a signaling mirror or a narrow beam search light or laser. After the antennas are aligned the transceiver electronics are reconnected. In preferred embodiments the communication link operates within the 92 to 95 GHz portion of the millimeter spectrum and provides data transmission rates in excess of 155 Mbps.

摘要翻译： 一种用于对准点对点无线毫米波通信链路的两个收发器的天线的装置和方法。 窄带振荡器电源代替与第一天线相关联的信号传输电子装置，并且功率检测器代替与第二天线相关联的信号接收电子装置。 在优选实施例中，在执行第一对准过程之后，用与第二天线连接的振荡器电源和连接到第一天线的功率检测器重复该过程。 在其他优选实施例中，使用信号反射镜或窄波束搜索光或激光器预先对准天线。 天线对齐后，收发器电子设备重新连接。 在优选实施例中，通信链路在毫米波段的92至95GHz部分内工作，并提供超过155Mbps的数据传输速率。

公开(公告)号：US06587699B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US10044556

申请日：2002-01-11

申请人： Randall B. Olsen ,  Louis Slaughter ,  John Lovberg ,  Kenneth Y. Tang ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  Paul Johnson

发明人： Randall B. Olsen ,  Louis Slaughter ,  John Lovberg ,  Kenneth Y. Tang ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  Paul Johnson

IPC分类号： H04B138

CPC分类号： H04B10/1123 ,  G01V8/005 ,  H01Q1/125 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  H04B1/3805 ,  H04B7/0408 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/40

摘要： Equipment and methods for aligning the antennas of two transceivers of a point-to-point wireless millimeter wave communications link and keeping them aligned. Each of two communicating antennas is equipped with a telescopic camera connected to a processor programmed to recognize landscape images. The processors are programmed to remember the pattern of the landscape as it appears when the antennas are aligned. Each of the cameras then view the landscape periodically or continuously and if the landscape in view changes by more than a predetermined amount a signal is provided to indicate a misalignment. An operator can then take corrective action or alternatively the antenna system can be configured for remote or automatic realignment based of feedback from the camera. In a preferred embodiment, the antennas are initially aligned by substituting a narrow band oscillator power source for the signal transmitting electronics associated with a first antenna and a power detector is substituted for the signal receiving electronics of associated with a second antenna.

摘要翻译： 用于对准点对点无线毫米波通信链路的两个收发器的天线并保持它们对准的设备和方法。 两个通信天线中的每一个配备有连接到被编程为识别风景图像的处理器的望远镜。 处理器被编程为记住当天线对齐时出现的风景图案。 每个相机然后周期性地或连续地观看景观，并且如果景观中的景观改变超过预定量，则提供信号以指示未对准。 然后，操作员可以采取纠正措施，或者天线系统可以被配置为基于来自相机的反馈的远程或自动重新对准。 在优选实施例中，通过将窄带振荡器电源替换为与第一天线相关联的信号传输电子装置，天线最初对准，功率检测器代替与第二天线相关联的信号接收电子装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060178142A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11249787

申请日：2005-10-12

申请人： John Lovberg ,  David Lilly ,  Eric Korevaar ,  Richard Chedester

发明人： John Lovberg ,  David Lilly ,  Eric Korevaar ,  Richard Chedester

IPC分类号： H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04B1/38 ,  H04B7/18504

摘要： A point-to-point, wireless, millimeter wave communications link between two stations at least one of which is a mobile station. A millimeter wave transmitter system operating at frequencies higher than 57 GHz with a tracking antenna producing a beam having a half-power beam width of about 2 degrees or less and a millimeter wave receiver also with a tracking antenna having a half-power beam width of about 2 degrees or less. In preferred embodiments each mobile station has a global position system (GPS) and a radio transmitter and both tracking antennas are pointed utilizing GPS information from the mobile station or stations. The GPS information preferably is transmitted via a low frequency, low data rate radio. Each millimeter wave unit is capable of transmitting and/or receiving, through the atmosphere, digital information to/from the other station at rates in excess of 155 million bits per second during normal weather conditions. In preferred embodiments actually built and tested by Applicants digital information has been transmitted at rates of 1.25 gigabits per second. Preferred communication links described here are millimeter wave links operating at frequencies of 71-73 GHz and 74-76 GHz mounted on simple two-axis gimbals. Pointing information of the required accuracy is provided by GPS receivers and standard radio links which send the GPS calculated positions to the millimeter wave systems at the opposite end of the link. In these embodiments there is no need for any complicated closed loop pointing information derived from received signal intensity or phase. On moving platforms locally generated inertial attitude information is combined with the GPS positions to control pointing of the gimbaled transceivers.

摘要翻译： 两个站点之间的点到点，无线，毫米波通信链路，其中至少一个是移动站。 一个在高于57GHz频率工作的毫米波发射机系统，具有产生具有大约2度或更小的半功率波束宽度的波束的跟踪天线以及具有半波束宽度的跟踪天线的毫米波接收机 约2度以下。 在优选实施例中，每个移动站具有全球定位系统（GPS）和无线电发射机，并且利用来自移动站或站的GPS信息来指示两个跟踪天线。 GPS信息优选地经由低频，低数据速率无线电发送。 每个毫米波单元能够在正常天气条件下，以大于每秒155百万比特的速率向大气传送和/或从另一台站发送数字信息。 在由申请人实际构建和测试的优选实施例中，已经以1.25吉比特/秒的速率传送数字信息。 这里描述的优选通信链路是安装在简单的双轴万向台上的以71-73GHz和74-76GHz频率工作的毫米波链路。 所需精度的指向信息由GPS接收机和标准无线电链路提供，GPS接收机和链路的相对端发送GPS计算的位置到毫米波系统。 在这些实施例中，不需要从接收到的信号强度或相位导出的任何复杂的闭环指向信息。 在移动平台上，本地产生的惯性姿态信息与GPS位置相结合，以控制万向收发器的指向。

公开(公告)号：US20180331710A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15998058

申请日：2018-06-20

申请人： John Lovberg ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  Richard Chedester

发明人： John Lovberg ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  Richard Chedester

IPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H04L27/20 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L27/233

CPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H04L27/2039 ,  H04L27/2332 ,  H04W72/0453

摘要： A millimeter wave radio link in which the transceivers have most of its components fabricated on a single chip or chipset of a small number of semiconductor chips. The chip or chipsets when mass produced is expected to make the price of millimeter wave radios comparable to many of the lower-priced microwave radios available today from low-cost foreign suppliers. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in the range of about 3.5 Gbps to more than 10 Gbps. The transceivers of a preferred embodiment are designed to receive binary input data at an input data rate in 10.3125 Gbps and to transmit at a transmit data rate in of 10.3125 Gbps utilizing encoded three-bit data symbols on a millimeter carrier wave at E-Band frequencies. Preferred embodiments include an averaging technique that greatly improves bit error rates. A constellation averaging technique is utilized to improve bit error rates.

公开(公告)号：US07680516B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-16

申请号：US11249787

申请日：2005-10-12

申请人： John Lovberg ,  David Lilly ,  Eric Korevaar ,  Richard Chedester

发明人： John Lovberg ,  David Lilly ,  Eric Korevaar ,  Richard Chedester

IPC分类号： H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04B1/38 ,  H04B7/18504

摘要： A point-to-point, wireless, millimeter wave communications link between two stations at least one of which is a mobile station. A millimeter wave transmitter system operating at frequencies higher than 57 GHz with a tracking antenna producing a beam having a half-power beam width of about 2 degrees or less and a millimeter wave receiver also with a tracking antenna having a half-power beam width of about 2 degrees or less. In preferred embodiments each mobile station has a global position system (GPS) and a radio transmitter and both tracking antennas are pointed utilizing GPS information from the mobile station or stations. The GPS information preferably is transmitted via a low frequency, low data rate radio. Each millimeter wave unit is capable of transmitting and/or receiving, through the atmosphere, digital information to/from the other station at rates in excess of 155 million bits per second during normal weather conditions. In preferred embodiments actually built and tested by Applicants digital information has been transmitted at rates of 1.25 gigabits per second. Preferred communication links described here are millimeter wave links operating at frequencies of 71-73 GHz and 74-76 GHz mounted on simple two-axis gimbals. Pointing information of the required accuracy is provided by GPS receivers and standard radio links which send the GPS calculated positions to the millimeter wave systems at the opposite end of the link. In these embodiments there is no need for any complicated closed loop pointing information derived from received signal intensity or phase. On moving platforms locally generated inertial attitude information is combined with the GPS positions to control pointing of the gimbaled transceivers.

摘要翻译： 两个站点之间的点到点，无线，毫米波通信链路，其中至少一个是移动站。 一个在高于57GHz频率工作的毫米波发射机系统，具有产生具有大约2度或更小的半功率波束宽度的波束的跟踪天线以及具有半波束宽度的跟踪天线的毫米波接收机 约2度以下。 在优选实施例中，每个移动站具有全球定位系统（GPS）和无线电发射机，并且利用来自移动站或站的GPS信息来指示两个跟踪天线。 GPS信息优选地经由低频，低数据速率无线电发送。 每个毫米波单元能够在正常天气条件下，以大于每秒155百万比特的速率向大气传送和/或从另一台站发送数字信息。 在由申请人实际构建和测试的优选实施例中，已经以1.25吉比特/秒的速率传送数字信息。 这里描述的优选通信链路是安装在简单的双轴万向台上的以71-73GHz和74-76GHz频率工作的毫米波链路。 所需精度的指向信息由GPS接收机和标准无线电链路提供，GPS接收机和链路的相对端发送GPS计算的位置到毫米波系统。 在这些实施例中，不需要从接收到的信号强度或相位导出的任何复杂的闭环指向信息。 在移动平台上，本地产生的惯性姿态信息与GPS位置相结合，以控制万向收发器的指向。

公开(公告)号：US20050116947A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US11021296

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： John Lovberg ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  Richard Chedester

发明人： John Lovberg ,  Vladimir Kolinko ,  Richard Chedester

IPC分类号： G01V8/00 ,  H01Q3/22 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： G01V8/005 ,  H01Q3/22 ,  H01Q3/2682

摘要： A passive millimeter wave imaging system that includes at least one millimeter wave frequency scanning antenna and multiple beam formers collecting narrow beams of millimeter wave radiation from a two-dimensional field of view. The collected radiation is amplified and separated into bins corresponding to various vertical and horizontal beam orientations. In a preferred embodiment the beam formers include one phase processor and 192 frequency processors. Two dimensional images of a target are obtained by the simultaneous detection of signal power within each beam and converting it into pixel intensity level at a rate of 30 frames per second.

摘要翻译： 一种被动毫米波成像系统，其包括至少一个毫米波频率扫描天线和从二维视场收集窄波束的毫米波辐射的多个波束形成器。 收集的辐射被放大并分离成对应于各种垂直和水平波束取向的箱。 在优选实施例中，波束形成器包括一个相位处理器和192个频率处理器。 通过同时检测每个波束内的信号功率并以30帧每秒的速率将其转换成像素强度级，来获得目标的二维图像。

公开(公告)号：US20160204823A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14998988

申请日：2016-03-14

申请人： John Lovberg ,  Richard Chedester ,  Vladimir Kolinko

发明人： John Lovberg ,  Richard Chedester ,  Vladimir Kolinko

IPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H04W72/04

CPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H04L27/2039 ,  H04L27/2332 ,  H04W72/0453

摘要： A millimeter wave radio link in which the transceivers have most of its components fabricated on a single chip or chipset of a small number of semiconductor chips. The chip or chipsets when mass produced is expected to make the price of millimeter wave radios comparable to many of the lower-priced microwave radios available today from low-cost foreign suppliers. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in the range of about 3.5 Gbps to more than 10 Gbps. The transceivers of a preferred embodiment are designed to receive binary input data at an input data rate in 10.3125 Gbps and to transmit at a transmit data rate in of 10.3125 Gbps utilizing encoded three-bit data symbols on a millimeter carrier wave at E-Band frequencies.

摘要翻译： 一种毫米波无线电链路，其中收发器的大部分组件制造在少量半导体芯片的单个芯片或芯片组上。 批量生产时的芯片或芯片组有望使毫米波无线电的价格与当今低成本的国外供应商提供的许多价格较低的微波无线电相当。 本发明的优选实施例在大约3.5Gbps到大于10Gbps的范围内操作。 优选实施例的收发机被设计为以10.3125Gbps的输入数据速率接收二进制输入数据，并以10.3125Gbps的发送数据速率利用在E波段频率上的毫米波载波上的编码的三位数据符号进行发送 。

公开(公告)号：US09008212B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US12928017

申请日：2010-11-30

申请人： John Lovberg ,  Richard Chedester

发明人： John Lovberg ,  Richard Chedester

IPC分类号： H04L27/18 ,  H04L27/20 ,  H04L27/233

CPC分类号： H04L27/2039 ,  H04L27/2332

摘要： A high data rate millimeter wave radio adapted to receive an binary input data at an input data rate in excess of 3.5 Gbps and to transmit at a transmit data rate in excess of 3.5 Gbps utilizing encoded three-bit data symbols on a millimeter carrier wave at a millimeter wave nominal carrier frequency, defining a carrier wavelength and period, in excess of 70 GHz with differential phase-shift keying utilizing eight separate phase shifts. Preferred embodiments of the invention can support many of the high data rate standards including the following group of protocols or standards: SONET OC-96 (4.976 Gbps); 4xGig-E (5.00 Gbps); 5xGig-E (6.25 Gbps); OBSAI RP3-01 (6.144 Gbps); 6xGig-E (7.50 Gbps); Fibre Channel 8GFC (8.5 Gbps); SONET OC-192 (9.952 Gbps); Fibre Channel 10GFC Serial (10.52 Gbps) and 10 GigaBit Ethernet.

摘要翻译： 适用于以超过3.5Gbps的输入数据速率接收二进制输入数据的高数据速率毫米波无线电装置，并以毫米波载波上的编码三比特数据符号以超过3.5Gbps的发送数据速率进行发送 毫米波标称载波频率，定义载波波长和周期超过70 GHz，差分相移键控利用八个单独的相移。 本发明的优选实施例可以支持许多高数据速率标准，包括以下组协议或标准：SONET OC-96（4.976Gbps）; 4xGig-E（5.00 Gbps）; 5xGig-E（6.25 Gbps）; OBSAI RP3-01（6.144 Gbps）; 6xGig-E（7.50 Gbps）; 光纤通道8GFC（8.5 Gbps）; SONET OC-192（9.952 Gbps）; 光纤通道10GFC串行（10.52 Gbps）和10千兆位以太网。