Low profile sector antenna configuration
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an impedance plane defining an elongated strip, said impedance plane comprising a magnetic conductor within at least a particular frequency band; and
a sector antenna coupled to one side of the impedance plane, said sector antenna having a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip, and said sector antenna having a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle, wherein the particular frequency band comprises a first frequency band, said impedance plane further comprising a magnetic conductor within a second frequency band, said sector antenna having radiation patterns that flare out from the impedance plane in both the first and second frequency bands.
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Abstract
An impedance plane has an elongated strip ship. The impedance plane approximates a magnetic conductor within a particular frequency band. A sector antenna is coupled to one side of the impedance plane. The sector antenna has a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip. The sector antenna has a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an impedance plane defining an elongated strip, said impedance plane comprising a magnetic conductor within at least a particular frequency band; and a sector antenna coupled to one side of the impedance plane, said sector antenna having a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip, and said sector antenna having a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle, wherein the particular frequency band comprises a first frequency band, said impedance plane further comprising a magnetic conductor within a second frequency band, said sector antenna having radiation patterns that flare out from the impedance plane in both the first and second frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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an impedance plane defining an elongated strip, said impedance plane comprising a magnetic conductor within at least a particular frequency band; a sector antenna coupled to one side of the impedance plane, said sector antenna having a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip, and said sector antenna having a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle; a conductor plane coupled to the impedance plane on a side opposite the sector antenna, said impedance plane to suppress surface currents between the sector antenna and the conductor plane; a plurality of additional impedance planes, each of the plurality of additional impedance planes defining an elongated strip, and comprising a magnetic conductor within at least a particular frequency band; and a plurality of additional sector antennas each coupled to one side of a respective one of the plurality of additional impedance planes, each of the plurality of additional sector antennas having a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the respective elongated strip, having a radiation pattern in the respective particular frequency band that is flared out from the respective impedance plane at a particular angle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a computer; and a plurality of sector antenna units coupled to the computer, each of the sector antenna units comprising an impedance plane defining an elongated strip, said impedance plane comprising a magnetic conductor within at least a particular frequency band, and a sector antenna coupled to one side of the impedance plane, said sector antenna having a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip, and said sector antenna having a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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