In some embodiments, the circuitry shown within block 1452 may be implemented as integrated circuitry integrated with a semiconductor die. However, in other embodiments, one or more components within block 1452 may be implemented not on a semi-conductor die (e.g., as a discrete component on a PCB) and/or one or more components not within block 1452 may be implemented as integrated circuitry on a semiconductor die (e.g., loop filter 1332).
It should be appreciated that the receive-only interrogator 1404 does not include either transmit circuitry or a transmit antenna. As discussed above, this may reduce the cost of manufacturing, the size, and the power consumption of the receive-only interrogator relative to an interrogator device that performs both transmit and receive functions.
FIG. 14B is a block diagram of an illustrative localization system 1430 comprising multiple synchronized (e.g., phase coherent) interrogators including master interrogator 1432 and three receive-only interrogators 1434, 1436, 1438. Although there are three receive-only interrogators shown in the illustrative embodiment of FIG. 14B, in other embodiments, a localization system may include any suitable number (e.g., one, two, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, etc.) of receive-only interrogators synchronized with master interrogator 1432. In addition, although in the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 14B each of the interrogators 1434, 1436, and 1438 is a receive-only interrogator, in other embodiments, any of the interrogators 1434, 1436, and 1438 may be capable of transmitting and receiving RF signals, but may be configured to operate in a receive-only mode.