Slotted leaky waveguide array antenna
US5579019A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/068
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A slotted leaky waveguide array antenna of a one-axis tracking type wherein a feed section including a feed probe is kept in a stationary state to thereby keep a converter in a stationary state and a desired beam width is set in a tilt direction, includes a plurality of radiation waveguides arranged adjacent and parallel to each other, each of which has a plurality of slots arranged in a waveguide axial direction, and a feed waveguide for distributing to the respective radiation waveguides electromagnetic waves received through a feed section from a converter, and the antenna rotates in a substantially horizontal plane to track an azimuth direction, wherein the feed waveguide has a first section extended along one ends of the radiation waveguides and a second section extended from the feed section provided in the rotary center of the slotted leaky waveguide array antenna to the center of the first section, and wherein the radiation waveguides are formed with crossed slots having an identical offset, and the number of the crossed slots is preferably selected between 13 and 17.
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