Antenna device, feed circuit, and radio-wave transmission/reception method
US7952532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna device of the invention comprises divider/combiner means 12 that divides or combines a received signal into signals having a first phase distribution represented by an odd function, phase adding/removing means 14-1 that adds phases having a second phase distribution represented by an even function to the signals, or removes the phases from the signals, and a plurality of antenna elements 20 arranged in an array configuration, that transmits or receives the signals to which the phases have been added.
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