Folded waveguide for antenna
US11444364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q13/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This document describes a folded waveguide for antenna. The folded waveguide may be an air waveguide and includes a hollow core that forms a rectangular opening in a longitudinal direction at one end, a closed wall at an opposite end, and a sinusoidal shape that folds back and forth about a longitudinal axis that runs in the longitudinal direction through the hollow core. The hollow core forms a plurality of radiation slots, each including a hole through one of multiple surfaces that defines the hollow core. The radiation slots are arranged on the one surface to produce a particular antenna pattern. The radiation slots and sinusoidal shape enable the folded waveguide to prevent grating lobes from appearing in the particular antenna pattern on either side of a horizontal-polarity, main beam, or to prevent X-band lobes from appearing in the particular antenna pattern on either side of a vertical-polarity, main beam.
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