Lens antenna system
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1. An antenna system comprising:
- a plurality of lens sets forming a phased array, each lens set including;
a substantially flat lens capable of wide-angle beam steering with a substantially planar surface;
a plurality of discrete feed elements associated and linearly aligned with the substantially planar surface of said lens, each of said plurality of discrete feed elements at one of a plurality of fixed positions separated from said lens to direct a signal through said substantially flat lens at one of a plurality of desired directions; and
a selector connected to each of said plurality of discrete feed elements to select only a subset of said plurality of discrete feed elements to direct the signal through said substantially flat lens at said one of the plurality of desired directions.
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Abstract
An antenna system that includes a plurality of lens sets. Each lens set includes a lens and at least one feed element. At least one feed element is aligned with the lens and configured to direct a signal through the lens at a desired direction.
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1. An antenna system comprising:
a plurality of lens sets forming a phased array, each lens set including; a substantially flat lens capable of wide-angle beam steering with a substantially planar surface; a plurality of discrete feed elements associated and linearly aligned with the substantially planar surface of said lens, each of said plurality of discrete feed elements at one of a plurality of fixed positions separated from said lens to direct a signal through said substantially flat lens at one of a plurality of desired directions; and a selector connected to each of said plurality of discrete feed elements to select only a subset of said plurality of discrete feed elements to direct the signal through said substantially flat lens at said one of the plurality of desired directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An antenna system comprising:
a plurality of lens sets forming a phased array, where the lens sets are shaped, closely tiled, and immediately adjacent to one another to form a substantially contiguous array, each lens set comprising; a substantially flat lens with a substantially planar surface; one or more discrete feed elements associated with and aligned to a plane substantially parallel to and separated from the substantially planar surface of said lens; and a feed support structure having one or more positioning devices associated with the one or more discrete feed elements to position the discrete feed elements in a specified location within the plane substantially parallel to and separated from the said lens to direct a beam in a desired location. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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