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Dual-band dual-orthogonal-polarization antenna element

US8350771B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2010
Grant dateJan 8, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q13/106
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual-band, dual-orthogonally-polarized antenna element includes a dielectric substrate having a conductor layer that includes a square ring slot and a shorted square ring, with each having a pair of orthogonal feed points. The shorted square ring is fed with coaxial probe feeds, while the square ring slot feeds striplines terminated in open-circuited stubs for coupling energy to each pair of orthogonal feed points. The first and second stripline feeds are not coplanar in order that each stub terminates past a center point of the element. The square ring slot operates as a high frequency band radiator and the shorted square ring operates as a low frequency band radiator, and both bands radiate substantially simultaneous dual-orthogonally-polarized modes. The modes can be any combination of dual-Circular Polarization (CP) and dual-Linear Polarization (LP), depending on the geometry of the radiators.

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