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Zero-power receiver
United States Patent
9,460,321 | |
October 4, 2016 | |
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Zero-Power Radio Receiver | |
An unpowered signal receiver and a method for signal reception detects and responds to very weak signals using pyroelectric devices as impedance transformers and/or demodulators. In some embodiments, surface acoustic wave devices (SAW) are also used. Illustrative embodiments include satellite and long distance terrestrial communications applications. | |
14/ 464,634 | |
August 20, 2014 | |
1/1 | |
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STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |