Three-dimensional antenna assembly and applications thereof
First Claim
1. An antenna assembly comprises:
- a substrate having a three-dimensional shaped region;
a plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections, wherein each spiral dipole antenna section of the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is supported by a corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region and conforms to the corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region such that, collectively, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections has an overall shape approximating a three-dimensional shape, wherein the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is coupled together in accordance with a coupling configuration; and
a phase array feeder operable to;
input, or output, a plurality of phase offset representations of a radio frequency (RF) signal from, or to, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections; and
convert between the plurality of phase offset representations of the RF signal and the RF signal.
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Abstract
An antenna assembly includes a substrate, a plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections, and a phase array feeder. The substrate has a three-dimensional shaped region. Each of the spiral dipole antenna sections is supported by a corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region and conforms to the corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region such that, collectively, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections has an overall shape approximating a three-dimensional shape. The spiral dipole antenna sections are coupled together in accordance with a coupling configuration for beamforming and/or power combining. The phase array feeder inputs, or outputs, a phase offset representations of a radio frequency (RF) signal from, or to, the spiral dipole antenna sections and converts between the phase offset representations of the RF signal and the RF signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An antenna assembly comprises:
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a substrate having a three-dimensional shaped region; a plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections, wherein each spiral dipole antenna section of the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is supported by a corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region and conforms to the corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region such that, collectively, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections has an overall shape approximating a three-dimensional shape, wherein the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is coupled together in accordance with a coupling configuration; and a phase array feeder operable to; input, or output, a plurality of phase offset representations of a radio frequency (RF) signal from, or to, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections; and convert between the plurality of phase offset representations of the RF signal and the RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An antenna assembly comprises:
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a three-dimensional feed assembly that includes; a substrate having a three-dimensional shaped region; a plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections, wherein each spiral dipole antenna section of the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is supported by a corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region and conforms to the corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region such that, collectively, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections has an overall shape approximating a three-dimensional shape, wherein the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is coupled together in accordance with a coupling configuration; and a phase array feeder operable to; convert a plurality of phase offset representations of an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal received from the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections into a received RF signal; and convert an outbound RF signal into a plurality of phase offset representations of the outbound RF signal and output the plurality of phase offset representations of the outbound RF signal to the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections; and a three dimensional reflector operable to; reflect the inbound RF signal to the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections, wherein the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections generates the plurality of phase offset representations of the inbound RF signal from the reflected inbound RF signal; and reflect the plurality of phase offset representations of the outbound RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A radio frequency (RF) front-end module comprises:
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an antenna assembly that includes; a substrate having a three-dimensional shaped region; a plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections, wherein each spiral dipole antenna section of the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is supported by a corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region and conforms to the corresponding section of the three-dimensional shaped region such that, collectively, the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections has an overall shape approximating a three-dimensional shape, wherein the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections is coupled together in accordance with a coupling configuration; and a phase array feeder operable to; convert a plurality of phase offset representations of an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal received from the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections into a received RF signal; and convert an outbound RF signal into a plurality of phase offset representations of the outbound RF signal and output the plurality of phase offset representations of the outbound RF signal to the plurality of spiral dipole antenna sections; and a receive-transmit isolation module operably coupled to the antenna assembly, wherein the receive-transmit isolation module is operable to isolate the inbound RF signal and the outbound RF signal; and a tuning module operable to tune the receive-transmit isolation module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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