Broadband circular polarization antenna
US5382959A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An efficient, lightweight, broadband antenna, having high quality circular polarization capabilities, is disclosed for use in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, signals are fed to, or received by, an array of electromagnetically coupled patch pairs arranged in sequential rotation by an interconnect network which is coplanar with the coupling patches of the patch pairs. The interconnect network includes phase transmission line means, the lengths of which are preselected to provide the desired phase shifting among the coupling patches. The complexity of the array and the space required are thus reduced. In one described embodiment, two such arrays are employed, each having four patch pairs. The two arrays are arranged in sequential rotation to provide normalization of the circularly polarized transmitted or received beam. In another embodiment, a lightweight material having a dielectric constant less than about 1.5 is employed in the lower resonant cavity and, preferably, in the upper resonant cavity as well.
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