Non-multiple delay element values for phase shifting
First Claim
1. A phase shifting device configured to receive and change the phase of a signal, said phase shifting device comprising at least two transmission line delay elements, said at least two transmission line delay elements comprising a first transmission line delay element and a second transmission line delay element configured to be coupled to said signal, and wherein the magnitude of a phase shift imparted to said signal by said first transmission line delay element is not a multiple or a factor of the magnitude of a phase shift imparted to said signal by said second transmission line delay element.
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Abstract
Non-multiple delay element values that may be implemented to reduce periodic quantization errors associated with phase shifting devices used in phased array apparatus. The non-multiple delay element values may be implemented so that a magnitude of phase shift imparted by a given delay element of a phase shifting scheme is not a multiple or a factor of the magnitude of the phase shift imparted by any other delay element employed in the same phase shifting scheme.
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40 Claims
- 1. A phase shifting device configured to receive and change the phase of a signal, said phase shifting device comprising at least two transmission line delay elements, said at least two transmission line delay elements comprising a first transmission line delay element and a second transmission line delay element configured to be coupled to said signal, and wherein the magnitude of a phase shift imparted to said signal by said first transmission line delay element is not a multiple or a factor of the magnitude of a phase shift imparted to said signal by said second transmission line delay element.
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9. A phased array apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of array elements; and
a plurality of phase shifting devices, each of said plurality of phase shifting devices being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of array elements;
wherein each of said plurality of phase shifting devices is configured to vary the phase of a signal transmitted or received by each respective one of said array elements by a delay value that is non-multiple relative to the delay value of the other of said plurality of phase shifting devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A phased array antenna system, comprising:
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a plurality of antenna elements forming an antenna array; and
a plurality of phase shifting devices, each of said plurality of phase shifting devices being coupled to at least a respective one of said plurality of antenna elements;
wherein each of said plurality of phase shifting devices comprises at least two transmission line delay elements configured to be selectably coupled together in series with said respective one of said plurality of array elements to independently vary the phase of a radio frequency signal transmitted or received by said respective one of said array elements; and
wherein at least one of said transmission line delay elements of each of said phase shifting devices has a delay element value that is non-multiple relative to a delay element value of at least one other of said transmission delay elements of the same phase shifting device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of shifting the phase of a signal, comprising:
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receiving a signal having a first phase in a phase shifting device comprising at least a first transmission line delay element and a second transmission line delay element;
shifting the phase of said received signal by a first phase shift magnitude relative to said first phase in said first transmission line delay element to form a signal having a second phase different than said first phase; and
subsequently shifting the phase of said signal having a second phase by a second phase shift magnitude in said second transmission line delay element to form a signal having a third phase different than said first or second phases;
wherein said first phase shift magnitude is not a multiple or a factor of said second phase shift magnitude. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of operating a phased array apparatus, comprising:
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providing a plurality of array elements;
providing a plurality of phase shifting devices, each of said plurality of phase shifting devices being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of array elements; and
varying the phase of a signal transmitted or received by each respective one of said array elements by a delay value that is non-multiple relative to the delay value of the other of said plurality of phase shifting devices. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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