Phase management for beam-forming applications
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1. A beam-forming system, comprising:
- an array of antennas;
a fixed-phase feed network for feeding the array of antennas; and
an array of variable-gain amplifiers for adjusting the gain of signals received or provided to the fixed-phase feed network.
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Abstract
A beam-forming antenna system includes an array of integrated antenna circuits. Each integrated antenna circuit includes an oscillator coupled to an antenna. A network couples to the integrated antenna units to provide phasing information to the oscillators. A controller controls the phasing information provided by the network to the oscillators. In an alternative embodiment, the phasing to each antenna element is controlled through a fixed corporate feed network. The relative gains of the antenna signals received or transmitted through the fixed corporate feed may be adjusted with respect to each other to provide a beam steering capability.
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1. A beam-forming system, comprising:
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an array of antennas;
a fixed-phase feed network for feeding the array of antennas; and
an array of variable-gain amplifiers for adjusting the gain of signals received or provided to the fixed-phase feed network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeFarrokh Mohamadi
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Original AssigneeFarrokh Mohamadi
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InventorsMohamadi, Farrokh
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US Class Current342/372
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CPC Class CodesH01Q 3/22 varying the orientation in ...H01Q 3/28 varying the amplitudeH01Q 3/30 varying the relative phase ...H01Q 3/42 using frequency-mixing H01Q...H01Q 9/285 Planar dipole H01Q9/065 tak...
