Method and system for receiving I and Q RF signals without a phase shifter utilizing a leaky wave antenna
View Patent ↗Methods and systems for receiving in-phase and quadrature (I and Q) radio frequency (RF) signals without a phase shifter utilizing a leaky wave antenna are disclosed and may include generating in-phase and quadrature signals using a leaky wave antenna coupled to one or more low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) on a chip and without a phase shifter. The RF I and Q signals may be communicated from the single leaky wave antenna using coplanar feed points and/or feed points on a top surface and a bottom surface of the single leaky wave antenna. The leaky wave antennas may be integrated on the chip, on a package to which the chip is affixed, and/or on a printed circuit board to which the chip is affixed. The RF I and Q signals may be amplified by the one or more LNAs and may down-convert the RF I and Q signals to baseband signals.
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a wireless device comprising one or more low-noise amplifiers on a chip, wherein said one or more low-noise amplifiers are coupled to one or more leaky wave antennas:
receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal via one of said one or more or more leaky wave antennas; and
generating, from said received RF signal, using one of said one or more or more leaky wave antennas and without using a phase shifter, an in-phase RF signal and a quadrature RF signal.
2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising communicating said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal from said single leaky wave antenna using coplanar feed points.
3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising communicating said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal from said single leaky wave antenna using feed points on a top surface and a bottom surface of said single leaky wave antenna.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is integrated on said chip.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is integrated on a package to which said chip is affixed.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is integrated on a printed circuit board to which said chip is affixed.
7. The method according to claim 1 , comprising amplifying said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal with said one or more low-noise amplifiers.
8. The method according to claim 1 , comprising down-converting said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal to baseband signals.
9. The method according to claim 8 , comprising filtering said baseband signals.
10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising down-converting said RF I and Q signals to intermediate frequency (IF) signals.
11. A system for enabling communication, the system comprising:
one or more circuits comprising one or more low-noise amplifiers coupled to one or more leaky wave antennas, said one or more circuits integrated on a chip, wherein:
said one or more circuits are operable to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal via one of said one or more or more leaky wave antennas; and
said one or more circuits are operable to generate, from said received RF signal, using one of said one or more or more leaky wave antennas and without using a phase shifter, an in-phase RF signal and a quadrature RF signal.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to communicate said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal from said single leaky wave antenna using coplanar feed points.
13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to communicate said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal from said single leaky wave antenna using feed points on a top surface and a bottom surface of said single leaky wave antenna.
14. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is integrated on said chip.
15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is integrated on a package to which said chip is affixed.
16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is integrated on a printed circuit board to which said chip is affixed.
17. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to amplify said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal with said one or more low-noise amplifiers.
18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to down-convert said in-phase RF signal and said quadrature RF signal to baseband signals.
19. The system according to claim 18 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to filter said baseband signals.
20. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to down-convert said RF I and Q signals to intermediate frequency (IF) signals.