Two-Dimensionally Electronically-Steerable Artificial Impedance Surface Antenna
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of radiating elements, wherein each radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements comprises a number of surface wave channels in which each of the number of surface wave channels is configured to constrain a path of a surface wave and comprises;
a plurality of switch elements; and
a plurality of impedance elements; and
a plurality of surface wave feeds, wherein a surface wave feed in the plurality of surface wave feeds is configured to couple a surface wave channel in the number of surface wave channels of a radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements to a transmission line configured to carry a radio frequency signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for electronically steering an antenna system is provided. A surface wave is propagated along each of a number of surface wave channels formed in each of a plurality of radiating elements to form a radiation pattern. Each surface wave channel in the number of surface wave channels formed in each radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements is coupled to a transmission line configured to carry a radio frequency signal using a surface wave feed in a plurality of surface wave feed associated with the plurality of radiating elements. A main lobe of the radiation pattern is electronically steered by controlling voltages applied to a plurality of switch elements connecting a plurality of impedance elements in each of the number of surface wave channels.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of radiating elements, wherein each radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements comprises a number of surface wave channels in which each of the number of surface wave channels is configured to constrain a path of a surface wave and comprises; a plurality of switch elements; and a plurality of impedance elements; and a plurality of surface wave feeds, wherein a surface wave feed in the plurality of surface wave feeds is configured to couple a surface wave channel in the number of surface wave channels of a radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements to a transmission line configured to carry a radio frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An artificial impedance surface antenna comprising:
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a plurality of radiating elements, wherein each of the plurality of radiating elements comprises a number of surface wave channels in which each of the number of surface wave channels is configured to constrain a path of a surface wave and comprises; a plurality of impedance elements located on a surface of a dielectric substrate; and a plurality of switch elements located on the surface of the dielectric substrate in which each of the plurality of switch elements has a first state and a second state; and a plurality of surface wave feeds configured to couple the number of surface wave channels of each of the plurality of radiating elements to a number of transmission lines.
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18. A method for electronically steering an antenna system, the method comprising:
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propagating a surface wave along each of a number of surface wave channels formed in each of a plurality of radiating elements to form a radiation pattern; coupling each surface wave channel in the number of surface wave channels formed in each radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements to a transmission line configured to carry a radio frequency signal using a surface wave feed in a plurality of surface wave feeds associated with the plurality of radiating elements; and electronically steering a main lobe of the radiation pattern by controlling voltages applied to a plurality of switch elements connecting a plurality of impedance elements in each of the number of surface wave channels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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