Multiband branch radiator antenna element
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1. An antenna element comprising:
- a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band;
a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band;
a signal feed plate coupling said first radiating branch and said second radiating branch thereby providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches;
a reflector oriented such that said first radiating branch is disposed between said second radiating branch and said reflector, wherein said reflector comprises a folded surface having an axis of fold parallel to said first and second radiating branches.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide multi-band antenna elements using multiple radiating branches interconnected with a feed plate, thereby providing a multi-band antenna element having a single feed. Additionally or alternatively, a wide band antenna configuration is provided utilizing multiple radiating branches of a multi-band antenna element of the present invention. Embodiments utilize one or more reflectors, such as to provide directivity and/or radiation pattern shaping, including utilizing one or more radiating branches of a multi-band antenna element as a reflector for another one or more radiating branches of the multi-band antenna.
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1. An antenna element comprising:
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a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band;
a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band;
a signal feed plate coupling said first radiating branch and said second radiating branch thereby providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches;
a reflector oriented such that said first radiating branch is disposed between said second radiating branch and said reflector, wherein said reflector comprises a folded surface having an axis of fold parallel to said first and second radiating branches. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An antenna element comprising:
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a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band;
a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band;
a signal feed plate coupling said first radiating branch and said second radiating branch thereby providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches;
a reflector oriented such that said first radiating branch is disposed between said second radiating branch and said reflector, wherein a spacing S1 of said first radiating branch from said reflector is in the range of approximately 0.25λ
1 and 0.7 λ
1, wherein λ
1 is a characteristic wavelength of said first resonant frequency band, and a spacing S2 of said second radiating branch from said reflector is in the range of approximately 0.25λ
2 and 0.7 λ
2 wherein λ
2 is a characteristic wavelength of said second resonant frequency band, wherein spacing S1 is determined as a function of S2 according to the equation;
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4. An antenna element comprising:
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a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band;
a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band;
a signal feed plate coupling said first radiating branch and said second radiating branch thereby providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches;
a reflector oriented such that said first radiating branch is disposed between said second radiating branch and said reflector;
a third radiating branch associated with a third resonant frequency band, wherein said first and second radiating branches are disposed between said third radiating branch and said reflector; and
a signal transmission line coupled to said third radiating branch electrically isolated from said signal feed plate. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. The antenna element comprising:
a signal transmission line coupling said third radiating branch to said second radiating branch.
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12. A method for providing an antenna element comprising:
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coupling a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band to a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band using a signal feed plate, said signal toed plate providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches; and
providing a reflector surface such that said first radiating branch is disposed between said second radiating branch and said reflector surface;
folding said reflector surface along an axis parallel to said first and second radiating branches to thereby provide a corner reflector configuration.
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13. A method for providing an antenna element comprising:
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coupling a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band to a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band using a signal feed plate, said signal feed plate providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches, wherein said signal feed plate has a relatively large surface area when compared to surface areas of the first and second radiating branches and;
providing a reflector surface such that said first radiating branch is disposed between said second radiating branch and said reflector surface, wherein said first resonant frequency is greater than said second resonant frequency, and wherein said second radiating branch operates as a sub-reflector with respect to said first radiating branch; and
providing a third radiating branch on a side of said second radiating branch opposite said first radiating branch, wherein said third radiating branch is coupled to a signal feed transmission line isolated from said first and second radiating branches. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing an antenna element comprising:
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coupling a first radiating branch associated with a first resonant frequency band to a second radiating branch associated with a second resonant frequency band using a signal feed plate, said signal feed plate providing a single signal feed with respect to said first and second radiating branches, wherein said signal feed plate has a relatively large surface area when compared to surface areas of the first and second radiating branches; and
providing a first director associated with said first radiating branch;
providing a second director associated with said second radiating branch, wherein said first and second radiating branches are disposed between said first and second directors.
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21. A dipole antenna system comprising:
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a first dipole element associated with a first frequency band;
a second dipole element associated with a second frequency band, wherein said second dipole element is oriented parallel to said first dipole element, and wherein said first frequency band is wider than said second frequency band; and
a reflector providing reflection of both said first frequency band and said second frequency band, wherein said first dipole element is disposed between said second dipole element and said reflector, wherein said first dipole element comprises first and second radiating branches and said second dipole element comprises third and fourth radiating branches, said system further comprising;
a first signal feed plate coupling said first and third radiating branches; and
a second signal feed plate coupling said second and fourth radiating branches, wherein said first and second signal feed plates are triangular. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A dipole antenna system comprising:
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a first dipole element associated with a first frequency band;
a second dipole element associated with a second frequency band, wherein said second dipole element is oriented parallel to said first dipole element, and wherein said fist frequency band is wider than said second frequency band;
a reflector providing reflection of both said first frequency band and said second frequency band, wherein said first dipole element is disposed between said second dipole element and said reflector, wherein said first dipole element comprises first and second radiating branches and said second dipole element comprises third and fourth radiating branches;
a first signal feed plate coupling said first and third radiating branches;
a second signal feed plate coupling said second and fourth radiating branches; and
a first director element associated with said first frequency band, wherein said first director element is oriented parallel to said first dipole element and is disposed between said first dipole element and said reflector. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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