E-plane omni-directional antenna
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1. An antenna element, comprising:
- a first coplanar waveguide dipole configured to generate an e-field transmission, the first coplanar waveguide dipole including a shorted coplanar waveguide channel and a coplanar waveguide channel separated by a conductor, and at least a second coplanar waveguide dipole positioned adjacent the first coplanar waveguide dipole and configured to further generate the e-field transmission, the at least second coplanar waveguide dipole including a second shorted coplanar waveguide channel and a second coplanar waveguide channel separated by a second conductor.
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Abstract
In an implementation, an E-plane omni-directional antenna element includes five coplanar waveguide dipoles that are each configured to generate an e-field transmission. A center section of the antenna element couples the five coplanar waveguide dipoles to a radio frequency transmission signal such that the e-field transmission from each of the five coplanar waveguide dipoles are combined to form an E-plane omni-directional transmission pattern.
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38 Claims
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1. An antenna element, comprising:
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a first coplanar waveguide dipole configured to generate an e-field transmission, the first coplanar waveguide dipole including a shorted coplanar waveguide channel and a coplanar waveguide channel separated by a conductor, and at least a second coplanar waveguide dipole positioned adjacent the first coplanar waveguide dipole and configured to further generate the e-field transmission, the at least second coplanar waveguide dipole including a second shorted coplanar waveguide channel and a second coplanar waveguide channel separated by a second conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An antenna clement, comprising:
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five coplanar waveguide dipoles each positioned adjacent two of the five coplanar waveguide dipoles, each coplanar waveguide dipole configured to generate an e-field transmission; and
a center section configured to couple the five coplanar waveguide dipoles to a radio frequency transmission signal such that the e-field transmissions from each of the five coplanar waveguide dipoles are combined to form an E-plane omni-directional transmission pattern. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An antenna element, comprising:
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a first slotted coplanar sector;
at least a second slotted coplanar sector positioned adjacent the first slotted coplanar sector such that a coplanar waveguide channel is formed between the first slotted coplanar sector and the second slotted coplanar sector; and
a coplanar waveguide dipole configured to generate an e-field transmission, the coplanar waveguide dipole including the first slotted coplanar sector and the at least second slotted coplanar sector. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An antenna system, comprising:
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an antenna assembly of one or more antenna elements, each antenna element configured to transmit a communication signal over an E-plane omni-directional transmission pattern;
one or more devices configured to receive the communication signal as a wireless transmission; and
the one or more antenna elements each including slotted coplanar sectors positioned to form a coplanar waveguide channel between two adjacent slotted coplanar sectors, and each including a center section configured to couple the slotted coplanar sectors to a radio frequency transmission signal such that coplanar waveguide channel e-fields are generated to form the E-plane omni-directional transmission pattern. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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