Phased array antenna including a multi-mode element controller and related method
US6496143B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/267
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A phased array antenna may include a substrate and a plurality of controllable phased array antenna elements carried thereby, a central controller for generating a mode selection signal and beam control signals, and at least one multi-mode element controller connected to at least one of the controllable phased array antenna elements and the central controller. The at least one multi-mode element controller may be operable in a desired operating mode from among a plurality of operating modes based upon the mode selection signal from the central controller. Furthermore, the at least one multi-mode element controller may also generate output signals for the at least one controllable phased array antenna element based upon the beam control signals from the central controller.
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