%0 Journal Article
%T A High-Speed DLL-Based Hybrid Phase Conjugator for 5G Beamforming
%A Michael Bolt
%A Mark Adams
%J Circuits and Systems
%P 27-38
%@ 2153-1293
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/cs.2020.113003
%X A delay-locked loop based hybrid phase conjugator (DLL-HPC) is presented as a possible solution for 5G beamforming. Theoretical background, unique capabilities, and experimental verification are presented. The proposed DLL-HPC provides backwards compatibility with existing beamforming protocols as well as sub-millisecond beamsteering and automatic mobile target tracking with zero communication overhead. A proof-of-concept DLL-HPC prototype has been constructed from commercially available components to operate in the 5G NR-FR1 band, indicating that the technique can be readily adopted with available technology.
%K Network Architectures and Protocols
%K Radio Frequency Subsystems
%K Transceiver Design
%K Experimental and Prototype Results
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=100442