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Electronically steerable planar phase array antenna

US10320089B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

ALCAN Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rolf Jakoby · Rosbach, DE
Onur Hamza Karabey · Neu-Isenburg, DE
Felix Goelden · Berlin, DE
Atsutaka Manabe · Bensheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2012
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49018
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-dimensional (2-D) beam steerable phased array antenna is presented comprising a continuously electronically steerable material including a tunable material or a variable dielectric material, preferred a liquid crystal material. A compact antenna architecture including a patch antenna array, tunable phase shifters, a feed network and a bias network is proposed. Similar to the LC display, the proposed antenna is fabricated by using automated manufacturing techniques and therefore the fabrication costs are reduced considerably.

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