Signal-to-Noise Ratio Performance of a Time-Varying Matching Network for Pulse-Based Systems
Abstract
This paper presents a study of the noise performance of a time-varying impedance matching technique. A mathematical model is developed for calculating the impulse response of the matching design that reconfigures itself in the real time between two subsystems. Based on this model, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) degradation of the matching network is defined and analyzed. Simulations of a typical matching design for sources show that the SNR degradation is generally lower than 1 dB for common pulse signals including single-cycle sinusoids and Gaussian pulses. Particularly, the time-varying matching design for a high-quality (Q > 10) source can be optimized to have an impulse response that matches monocycle pulses very well, leading to a near-optimal SNR performance (less than 0.1-dB SNR degradation). The theoretical results are validated experimentally by an implementation of the matching technique for electrically small loop antennas. Lower than 1.5-dB SNR degradation is measured for most cases. The effect of switch noise is also investigated in this paper.
Keywords
Electrically small antenna; impedance matching; pulse circuits; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); time-varying circuits; SWITCHED-CURRENT SYSTEMS; ANALOG MOS SWITCHES; ULTRAWIDEBAND RADIO; SENSOR NETWORKS; IMPULSE RADIO; DESIGN; COMPENSATION; AMPLIFIERS; RECEIVERS; ANTENNAS
DOI
10.1109/TMTT.2010.2090168
Citation
Signal-to-Noise Ratio Performance of a Time-Varying Matching Network for Pulse-Based Systems Xin Wang; Linda P. B. Katehi; Dimitrios Peroulis IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Year: 2011, Volume: 59, Issue: 2 Pages: 323 - 337.
Date of this Version
2-2011
Recommended Citation
Wang, Xin; Katehi, Linda P. B.; and Peroulis, Dimitrios, "Signal-to-Noise Ratio Performance of a Time-Varying Matching Network for Pulse-Based Systems" (2011). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 1051.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2010.2090168