ThesisTransceiver Design for Ultra-Wideband Communications by Aaron Michael Orndorff Thesis submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science In Electrical Engineering Dr. R. Michael Buehrer Dr. Jeffrey Reed Dr. Dennis Sweeney May 20, 2004 Blacksburg, VA Keywords: ultra-wideband, software radio, impulse radio, pilot-based matched filter, step recovery diode, biphase modulation, pulse position modulation, on-off keying 2004 by Aaron Michael Orndorff Transceiver Design for Ultra-Wideband Communications Aaron Michael Orndorff Committee Chair: Dr. R. Michael Buehrer Electrical Engineering Abstract Despite the fact ultra-wideband (UWB) technology has been around for over 30 years, the……