MODULATION PATTERNS FOR SURFACE SCATTERING ANTENNAS
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Abstract
Modulation patterns for surface scattering antennas provide desired antenna pattern attributes such as reduced side lobes and reduced grating lobes.
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338 Claims
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1-57. -57. (canceled)
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58. A method, comprising:
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discretizing a hologram function for a surface scattering antenna; and identifying an antenna configuration that reduces artifacts attributable to the discretizing. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 141, 142, 143, 144)
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163. A system, comprising:
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an surface scattering antenna with a plurality of adjustable scattering elements; a storage medium on which a set of antenna configurations corresponding to a set of hologram functions is written, each antenna configuration being selected to reduce artifacts attributable to a discretization of the respective hologram function; and control circuitry operable to read antenna configurations from the storage medium and adjust the plurality of adjustable scattering elements to provide the antenna configurations. - View Dependent Claims (166, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 237, 238, 239, 240)
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259. A method of controlling an surface scattering antenna with a plurality of adjustable scattering elements, comprising:
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reading an antenna configuration from a storage medium, the antenna configuration being selected to reduce artifacts attributable to a discretization of a hologram function; and adjusting the plurality of adjustable scattering elements to provide the antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (260, 263, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 334, 335, 336, 337)
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