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Evaluating Noise in Passive Beamforming Networks for Multibeam Applications

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IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS
Volume 22, Issue 8, Pages 1902-1906

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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2023.3269121

Keywords

Beamforming; noise factor; passive circuits; phased arrays; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

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In this paper, we investigate the noise analysis of multibeam passive beamforming networks and propose a proper formulation to avoid overestimating the noise generated by the network. We demonstrate that the inherent spatial diversity of this type of networks can improve the signal-to-noise ratio, similar to digital architectures, with a penalty due to insertion loss. Two generalized equivalent circuits are proposed and a numerical example is presented to illustrate this phenomenon.
In this letter, we identify that the analysis in terms of noise of multibeam passive beamforming networks requires a proper formulation, in order not to overestimate the noise generated by the network. We show that the inherent spatial diversity offered by this type of networks results in an improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio, similar to the one obtained by digital architectures, with a penalty due to the insertion loss. To illustrate this phenomena, two generalized equivalent circuits are proposed are a numerical example is presented.

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