Transmitter Utilizing a Leaky Wave Antenna

Abstract

Methods and systems for a sub-harmonic transmitter utilizing a leaky wave antenna are disclosed and may include transmitting wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal utilizing one or more leaky wave antennas (LWAs) in a wireless device including one or more transceivers on a chip. The LWAs may be configured with a resonant frequency at the harmonic frequency. The source signal may be communicated to the LWAs utilizing a power amplifier, which may be operated in switching mode thereby generating a square wave from the source signal. The LWAs 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 harmonic frequency may be three times a frequency of the source signal. The transmitted wireless signal may be amplitude modulated utilizing a bias voltage applied to the LWAs.

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         21 . A wireless communication system comprising:
 a circuit comprising one or more transmitters, said circuit integrated on a chip, wherein:   said circuits is operable to transmit wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal, said wireless signals generated by a leaky wave antenna;   said circuits is operable to amplitude modulate said wireless signals utilizing a bias voltage applied to said leaky wave antenna.   
     
     
         22 . The wireless communication system of  claim 21 , wherein said leaky wave antennas is configured with a resonant frequency at said harmonic frequency. 
     
     
         23 . The wireless communication system of  claim 21 , wherein said circuit comprises a power amplifier, said circuit being operable to communicate said source signal to said leaky wave antenna utilizing said power amplifier. 
     
     
         24 . The wireless communication system of  claim 23 , wherein said circuit operates said power amplifier in switching mode. 
     
     
         25 . The wireless communication system of  claim 24 , wherein said circuit is operable to generate a square wave from said source signal utilizing said power amplifier operating in said switching mode. 
     
     
         26 . The wireless communication system of  claim 21 , wherein said leaky wave antenna is integrated on said chip. 
     
     
         27 . The wireless communication system of  claim 21 , wherein said leaky wave antenna is integrated on a package to which said chip is affixed. 
     
     
         28 . The wireless communication system of  claim 21 , wherein said leaky wave antenna is integrated on a printed circuit board to which said chip is affixed. 
     
     
         29 . The wireless communication system of  claim 21 , wherein said wireless communication system is configured to utilize a wireless communication standard selected from the group consisting of GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, WCDMA, GMS, GPRS, EDGE, WIMAX, WLAN, 3GPP, UMTS, BLUETOOTH, and ZigBee, wireless communication standards. 
     
     
         30 . A method for wireless communication, said method comprising:
 in a chip comprising one or more transmitters, transmitting wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal, said wireless signals generated by a leaky wave antenna; and   amplitude modulating said wireless signals utilizing a bias voltage applied to said leaky wave antenna.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein said leaky wave antennas is configured with a resonant frequency at said harmonic frequency. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein said circuit comprises a power amplifier, said circuit being operable to communicate said source signal to said leaky wave antenna utilizing said power amplifier. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein said circuit operates said power amplifier in switching mode. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein said circuit is operable to generate a square wave from said source signal utilizing said power amplifier operating in said switching mode. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein said leaky wave antenna is integrated on said chip. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein said leaky wave antenna is integrated on a package to which said chip is affixed. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein said leaky wave antenna is integrated on a printed circuit board to which said chip is affixed. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 30  comprising utilizing a wireless communication standard selected from the group consisting of GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, WCDMA, GMS, GPRS, EDGE, WIMAX, WLAN, 3GPP, UMTS, BLUETOOTH, and ZigBee, wireless communication standards.