Tunable medium linear coder
First Claim
1. An antenna system, comprising:
- a plurality of near-end electromagnetic (EM) radiating elements;
a tunable medium positioned relative to the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and a plurality of far-end EM radiating elements to scatter EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements; and
control circuitry comprising a controller operably coupled to the tunable medium and programmed to modify EM properties of the tunable medium to operate as a linear coder between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements based on which of the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements is a source of the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements to modify the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements.
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Abstract
Disclosed are antenna systems and related methods. An antenna system includes a plurality of near-end electromagnetic (EM) radiating elements, a tunable medium, and control circuitry. The tunable medium is positioned relative to the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and a plurality of far-end EM radiating elements to scatter EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements. The control circuitry includes a controller operably coupled to the tunable medium. A method includes modifying EM properties of the tunable medium to modify the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements.
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39 Claims
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1. An antenna system, comprising:
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a plurality of near-end electromagnetic (EM) radiating elements; a tunable medium positioned relative to the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and a plurality of far-end EM radiating elements to scatter EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements; and control circuitry comprising a controller operably coupled to the tunable medium and programmed to modify EM properties of the tunable medium to operate as a linear coder between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements based on which of the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements is a source of the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements to modify the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of operating an antenna system, the method comprising:
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operating a plurality of near-end electromagnetic (EM) radiating elements;
scattering EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and a plurality of far-end EM radiating elements with a tunable medium; andmodifying EM properties of the tunable medium to operate as a linear coder between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements based on which of the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements is a source of the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements to modify the EM radiation transmitted between the plurality of near-end EM radiating elements and the plurality of far-end EM radiating elements. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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