Low noise block down-converter for direct broadcast satellite receiver integrated with a flat plate antenna
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1. A flat plate direct broadcase satellite (DBS) antenna/receiver combination, comprising:
- a ground plane;
a power dividing network layer disposed over said ground plane and capacitively coupled thereto;
a radiating element array disposed over said power divider network layer, and capacitively coupled thereto, said radiating element array comprising a plurality of radiating elements, ones of said radiating elements within said radiating element array being fed at at least a single point by corresponding elements of said power divider network; and
a low noise block down-converter, disposed on a substrate and provided on said power divider network layer.
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Abstract
A compact multi-layer flat antenna structure incorporating a low noise block down-converter on the power divider network layer of the antenna. RF circuit losses are reduced, and the antenna/receiver combination is made more compact, for flush mounting. The antenna/receiver combination finds particular utility in direct broadcast satellite (DBS) applications for single or dual orthogonal polarizations. The connection between the antenna and receiver may be implemented in stripline/coplanar waveguide, or other known technologies such as microstrip, slotline, and finline.
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1. A flat plate direct broadcase satellite (DBS) antenna/receiver combination, comprising:
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a ground plane; a power dividing network layer disposed over said ground plane and capacitively coupled thereto; a radiating element array disposed over said power divider network layer, and capacitively coupled thereto, said radiating element array comprising a plurality of radiating elements, ones of said radiating elements within said radiating element array being fed at at least a single point by corresponding elements of said power divider network; and a low noise block down-converter, disposed on a substrate and provided on said power divider network layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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