Benefits of superconducting technology to wireless CDMA networks

Compact high-temperature superconducting filters have high selectivity and sensitivity. Combined with a cryocooled low-noise amplifier, they significantly reduce the effective noise factor of a cellular base-station receiver. Their impact on wireless code-division multiple-access networks is examined using an analytical analysis and numerical simulations. Potential benefits of the superconducting technology include increased capacity utilization and coverage efficiency. Numerical simulations also address the question of how the network should be optimized to realize these benefits