Indirect radiating array techniques
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1. An antenna system for transmitting or receiving a plurality of pixel beams of satellite communication signals, including a first pixel beam and a second pixel beam, said system comprising in combination;
- a plurality of antenna array elements conducting element signals corresponding to said plurality of pixel beams, said antenna array elements including a first element and a second element;
a focusing device arranged to couple individual pixel beams of said plurality of pixel beams to individual elements of said plurality of antenna array elements, including coupling said first pixel beam to said first array element and said second pixel beam to said second array element; and
a processing module coupled to said element signals, said processing module including variable amplitude and phase devices to coordinate the pixel beams with a desired direction.
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Abstract
An antenna system and method for transmitting or receiving a plurality of pixel beams of satellite communication signals. A focusing device (770) focuses pixel beams on individual antenna elements or horns (708 or 808) of the transmitter (700) or receiver (800). In the transmitter, each antenna element transmits a pixel beam, and in the receiver, each antenna element has focused on it an individual pixel beam.
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18 Claims
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1. An antenna system for transmitting or receiving a plurality of pixel beams of satellite communication signals, including a first pixel beam and a second pixel beam, said system comprising in combination;
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a plurality of antenna array elements conducting element signals corresponding to said plurality of pixel beams, said antenna array elements including a first element and a second element;
a focusing device arranged to couple individual pixel beams of said plurality of pixel beams to individual elements of said plurality of antenna array elements, including coupling said first pixel beam to said first array element and said second pixel beam to said second array element; and
a processing module coupled to said element signals, said processing module including variable amplitude and phase devices to coordinate the pixel beams with a desired direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. In an antenna system for transmitting or receiving a plurality of pixel beams of satellite communication signals, including a first pixel beam and a second pixel beam, by using a plurality of antenna array elements, including a first element and a second element, a method comprising focusing individual pixel beams of said plurality of pixel beams relative to individual elements of said plurality of antenna array elements, including focusing said first pixel beam relative to said first element and focusing said second pixel beam relative to said second element, and generating amplitude and phase adjustment signals to coordinate the pixel beams with a desired direction.
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