Flat antenna low-noise block down converter capacitively coupled to feed network
US5467094A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/061
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Contactless coupling of a low-noise block down-converter (LNB) imbedded within a flat antenna is achieved by mounting the LNB on a power summing/combining network layer of the antenna, and coupling the transition capacitively to the power summing/combining network in a stripline-to-stripline transition. The contactless coupling facilitates antenna manufacture by allowing the rapid testing of the LNB and its final assembly into the antenna.
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