Beam-forming antenna with amplitude-controlled antenna elements
US8976066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A beam-forming antenna for transmission and/or reception of an electromagnetic signal having a given wavelength in a surrounding medium includes a transmission line electromagnetically coupled to an array of individually controllable antenna elements, each of which is oscillated by the signal with a controllable amplitude. The oscillation amplitude of each of the individual antenna elements is controlled by a switch. The antenna elements are arranged in various shapes such as a parabolic arc, a circular arc, a cylindrical surface or a conic surface. The antenna elements have various spacing such as uniform, parabolic, circular, or raised cosine.
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