Non-uniform Band-Pass Filter Bank for an UWB MB-OOK Transceiver Architecture

Ultra wide band (UWB) systems based on impulse radio have the potential to provide very high data rates over short distances. This paper presents the analysis and simulations of an UWB MB-OOK transceiver in the 6-8.5GHz band. This study is focused on the bandpass filter bank in the transceiver's architecture. The transmitter behavior is simulated employing the software package HP-ADS. The use of a Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) filter bank in the transceiver is considered. Finally, system performance in terms of throughput, error probability and covered distance are estimated for the proposed architecture..