Feedthrough lens antenna and associated methods
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1. A feedthrough lens antenna comprising:
- first and second phased array antennas, each comprising a substrate and an array of dipole antenna elements thereon, each dipole antenna element comprising a medial feed portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly therefrom, adjacent legs of adjacent dipole antenna elements including respective spaced apart end portions having predetermined shapes and relative positioning to provide increased capacitive coupling between the adjacent dipole antenna elements; and
a coupling structure connecting said first and second phased array antennas together in back-to-back relation.
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Abstract
A feedthrough lens antenna includes first and second phased array antennas and a coupling structure connecting the first and second phased array antennas. Each phased array antenna may include a substrate and an array of dipole antenna elements on the substrate. Moreover, each dipole antenna element may include a medial feed portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly therefrom. Additionally, adjacent legs of the adjacent dipole antenna elements may include respective spaced apart end portions having predetermined shapes and relative positioning to provide increased capacitive coupling between the adjacent dipole antenna elements.
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1. A feedthrough lens antenna comprising:
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first and second phased array antennas, each comprising a substrate and an array of dipole antenna elements thereon, each dipole antenna element comprising a medial feed portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly therefrom, adjacent legs of adjacent dipole antenna elements including respective spaced apart end portions having predetermined shapes and relative positioning to provide increased capacitive coupling between the adjacent dipole antenna elements; and
a coupling structure connecting said first and second phased array antennas together in back-to-back relation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
an elongated body portion; and
an enlarged width end portion connected to an end of the elongated body portion.
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8. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 1 wherein the spaced apart end portions in adjacent legs comprise interdigitated portions.
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9. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 8 wherein each leg comprises an elongated body portion, an enlarged width end portion connected to an end of the elongated body portion, and a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from said enlarged width end portion.
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10. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 1 wherein each phased array antenna has a desired frequency range;
- and wherein the spacing between the end portions of adjacent legs is less than about one-half a wavelength of a highest desired frequency.
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11. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 1 wherein each array of dipole antenna elements comprises first and second sets of orthogonal dipole antenna elements to provide dual polarization.
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12. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 1 wherein the elements of each array of dipole antenna elements are sized and relatively positioned so that each phased array antenna is operable over a frequency range of about 2 to 30 GHz.
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13. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 1 wherein said dipole antenna elements are sized and relatively positioned so that each phased array antenna is operable over a scan angle of about ±
- 60 degrees.
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14. A feedthrough lens antenna comprising:
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first and second phased array antennas each comprising an array of dipole antenna elements, each dipole antenna element comprising a medial feed portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly therefrom, adjacent legs of adjacent dipole antenna elements including respective spaced apart interdigitated end portions having predetermined shapes and relative positioning to provide increased capacitive coupling between the adjacent dipole antenna elements; and
a coupling structure connecting said first and second phased array antennas together in back-to-back relation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
an elongated body portion; and
an enlarged width end portion connected to an end of the elongated body portion.
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21. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 14 wherein each of said first and second phased array antennas further comprises a substrate carrying said array of dipole antenna elements.
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22. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 14 wherein each leg comprises an elongated body portion, an enlarged width end portion connected to an end of the elongated body portion, and a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from said enlarged width end portion.
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23. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 14 wherein each phased array antenna has a desired frequency range;
- and wherein the spacing between the end portions of adjacent legs is less than about one-half a wavelength of a highest desired frequency.
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24. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 14 wherein each array of dipole antenna elements comprises first and second sets of orthogonal dipole antenna elements to provide dual polarization.
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25. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 14 wherein the elements of each array of dipole antenna elements are sized and relatively positioned so that each phased array antenna is operable over a frequency range of about 2 to 30 GHz.
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26. The feedthrough lens antenna according to claim 14 wherein said dipole antenna elements are sized and relatively positioned so that each phased array antenna is operable over a scan angle of about ±
- 60 degrees.
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27. A method for making a feedthrough lens antenna comprising:
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providing first and second substrates;
forming an array of dipole antenna elements on each of the first and second substrates to define first and second phased array antennas, each dipole antenna element comprising a medial feed portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly therefrom, and positioning and shaping respective spaced apart end portions of adjacent legs of adjacent dipole antenna elements to provide increased capacitive coupling between the adjacent dipole antenna elements; and
connecting the first and second phased array antennas together in back-to-back relation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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