Multibeam lens antennas
US4558324A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q25/008
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Multibeam lens antennas are often circular, and utilize propagation in disk-shaped parallel-surface regions. There is phase correction through terms in .theta..sup.2, where .theta. is the angle of an aperture point measured from the boresight direction. In the new designs herein, the lens comprises two portions, each being two closely spaced plates with a dielectric medium between them. One portion is formed as a surface of revolution (cylindrical or conical) with two circular ends, one end being an aperture with element feedpoints coupled to array elements. The other portion is a cap joined to the other end of the first portion. The cap may be a disk or a segment of a sphere. The dimensions and indices of refraction are selected to provide focus points for feed ports, with each focus being for a specific beam direction. The parameters may be selected so that the focus points are within the cap, at the periphery of the cap, or at the aperture. Some of the new designs have phase correction through .theta..sup.2 and .theta..sup.4, while others have phase correction through .theta..sup.2, .theta..sup.4, and .theta..sup. 6.
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