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Omnidirectional radiofrequency antenna with conical reflector

  • US 6,084,552 A
  • Filed: 07/27/1998
  • Issued: 07/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of transmitting radiofrequency radiation over an azimuth angle of substantially 360°

  • , said method comprising;

    providing a substantially conical reflector;

    illuminating said reflector with a beam having a Laguerre-Gaussian intensity distribution; and

    locating the minimum of the Laguerre-Gaussian distribution coinciding with the apex of the reflector, wherein the arrangement of the beam and reflector being such that the radiation reflected from the reflector is divergent.

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