Dual-frequency and dual-circularly-polarized transmit-array antenna with independently controllable beams
US12316032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dual-frequency and dual-circularly-polarized transmit-array antenna with independently controllable beams includes a planar broadband circularly polarized feed array and a planar transmit-array, the planar broadband circularly polarized feed array being placed near a focal plane of the planar transmit-array. The planar broadband circularly polarized feed array includes K-band left/right-handed circularly polarized feeds and Ka-band left/right-handed circularly polarized feeds that are integrated in the same plane. The planar transmit-array includes K-band and Ka-band dual-circularly-polarized phase shifting cells that are periodically staggered in a shared-aperture manner and based on an architecture of receiving antenna-phase shifting stripline-transmitting antenna. The antenna realize independent adjustment of right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized transmit phases in the K-band and the Ka-band, and it possesses the advantages such as miniaturization, low profile, and easy integration, and so on, thus having significant application prospects in fields such as satellite communications.
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