MULTI-BEAM ACTIVE PHASED ARRAY ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. An active antenna polarizer configured to transmit an RF signal to a radiating element, the active antenna polarizer comprising:
- an active splitter configured to receive an RF input signal, and wherein the active splitter divides the RF input signal into a first RF intermediate signal and a second RF intermediate signal;
a first vector generator configured to receive, from the active splitter, and adjust the phase of the first intermediate signal; and
a second vector generator in parallel with the first vector generator, wherein the second vector generator is configured to receive, from the active splitter, and adjust the phase of the second intermediate signal.
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a phased array antenna comprises multiple subcircuits in communication with multiple radiating elements. The radio frequency signals are adjusted for both polarization control and beam steering. In a receive embodiment, multiple RF signals are received and combined into at least one receive beam output. In a transmit embodiment, at least one transmit beam input is divided and transmitted through multiple radiating elements. In an exemplary embodiment, the phased array antenna provides multi-beam formation over multiple operating frequency bands. The wideband nature of the active components allows for operation over multiple frequency bands simultaneously. Furthermore, the antenna polarization may be static or dynamically controlled at the subarray or radiating element level.
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16 Claims
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1. An active antenna polarizer configured to transmit an RF signal to a radiating element, the active antenna polarizer comprising:
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an active splitter configured to receive an RF input signal, and wherein the active splitter divides the RF input signal into a first RF intermediate signal and a second RF intermediate signal; a first vector generator configured to receive, from the active splitter, and adjust the phase of the first intermediate signal; and a second vector generator in parallel with the first vector generator, wherein the second vector generator is configured to receive, from the active splitter, and adjust the phase of the second intermediate signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An active antenna polarizer configured to receive an RF signal from a radiating element, the active antenna polarizer comprising:
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a first vector generator in parallel with a second vector generator, wherein at least one of the first vector generator and the second vector generator is configured to receive at least one RF input signal from the radiating element; wherein the at least one of the first vector generator and the second vector generator is configured to adjust the phase of the at least one RF input signal and generate at least one intermediate RF signal; and an active power combiner configured to receive and combine the at least one intermediate RF signal from the at least one of the first vector generator and the second vector generator, and wherein the active power combiner generates an RF output signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multiple radiating element transmitter circuit comprising:
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at least two subcircuits individually in communication with at least two radiating elements; a network of active splitters configured to divide at least one input beam and communicate the divided input beam to the at least two subcircuits; and wherein each of the at least two subcircuits is configured to perform polarization tracking and beam steering, and wherein each of the at least two subcircuits communicate a signal to the respective at least two radiating elements for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A multiple radiating element receiver circuit comprising:
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at least two subcircuits individually in communication with at least two radiating elements; and a network of active combiners configured to receive intermediate signals from the at least two subcircuits and combine the intermediate signals into at least one output beam; wherein each of the at least two subcircuits is configured to perform polarization tracking and beam steering on a signal received from the respective at least two radiating elements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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