Title
Ultra-wideband transceivers for cochlear implants
Abstract
Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio offers low power consumption, low power spectral density, high immunity against interference, and other benefits, not only for consumer electronics, but also for medical devices. A cochlear implant (CI) is an electronic hearing apparatus, requiring a wireless link through human tissue. In this paper we propose an UWB link for a data rate of 1.2 Mbps and a propagation distance up to 500 mm. Transmitters with step recovery diode and transistor pulse generators are proposed. Two types of antennas and their filter characteristics in the UWB spectrum will be discussed. An ultra-low-power back tunnel diode receiver prototype is described and compared with conventional detector receivers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1155/ASP.2005.3069
EURASIP J. Adv. Sig. Proc.
Keywords
Field
DocType
step recovery diode,consumer electronics,conventional detector receiver,uwb spectrum,low power spectral density,data rate,low power consumption,ultra-wideband transceivers,wireless link,tunnel diode receiver prototype,uwb link,cochlear implant,ultrawideband,ultra wideband
Step recovery diode,Antenna (radio),Wireless,Transceiver,Computer science,Pulse generator,Ultra-wideband,Transistor,Electrical engineering,Detector
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2005,
18
1687-6180
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.51
1
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thomas Buchegger1704.52
Gerald Oßberger230.85
A. Reisenzahn3131.49
Erwin Hochmair430.85
Andreas Stelzer5265.08
Andreas Springer6315.32