Optically transparent and quasi-transparent reflectarrays for 5G applications
US11346779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/558
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein relate to an Insulated Glass Unit (“IGU”) to enhance wireless communications in a wireless network. The IGU has a first and a second glass layers, a first and a second spacers, and a first and a second ground planes, the first ground plane in contact with the first glass layer and the second ground plane in contact with the second glass layer. The IGU also includes a gas layer in between the first and the second ground planes, a reflectarray comprising a metastructure array of reflector elements, and a third glass layer on top of the metastructure reflectarray.
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