Interwoven spiral antenna

• US 9,118,115 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Alexopoulos, Nicolaos G., Yoon, Seunghwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoang V
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, HAI V
• Application Number:
  US13/249,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20130009837A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 343/834, 343/700.MS, 343/702, 343/843
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/24 Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/27 Spiral antennas

Abstract

An interwoven spiral antenna includes a non-inverted spiral section, an inverted spiral section, and an excitation region. The non-inverted spiral section has a spiral shape and the inverted spiral section has an inverted spiral shape. The excitation region is coupled to at least one of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited, the interwoven spiral antenna has a circular polarization.

Claims

1. An interwoven spiral antenna assembly comprising:

a single transmission interwoven spiral antenna for transmission of RF communication signals comprising;

a first non-inverted spiral section having a spiral shape;

a first inverted spiral section having an inverted spiral shape, wherein the first non-inverted spiral section is coupled to the first inverted spiral section at a center point; and

an excitation region coupled to the first non-inverted spiral section and the first inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited by a first phase shifted signal, the single transmission interwoven spiral antenna has a first circular polarization radiation pattern offset from perpendicular to the single transmission interwoven spiral antenna by phase of excitation of the first phase shifted signal; and

a single reception interwoven spiral antenna for reception of RF communication signals comprising;

a second non-inverted spiral section having a spiral shape;

a second inverted spiral section having an inverted spiral shape, wherein the second non-inverted spiral section is coupled to the second inverted spiral section at a center point; and

an excitation region coupled to the second non-inverted spiral section and the second inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited by a second phase shifted signal, the single reception interwoven spiral antenna has a second circular polarization radiation pattern offset from perpendicular to the single reception interwoven spiral antenna by phase of excitation of the second phase shifted signal.

2. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second circular polarizations are of opposite circular polarity.

3. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein patterns of the single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas are flipped 180 degrees.

4. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising at least one of the single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas being excited with zero-phase shifted signals producing a radiation pattern perpendicular to the at least one single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas.

5. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising, each of the single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas, when excited, having a bandwidth with a high frequency corner, a low frequency corner, and a band pass region, wherein the high frequency corner is substantially established by dimensions of the excitation region, the low frequency corner is substantially established by a circumference of the single transmission or reception interwoven spiral antenna, and wherein the band pass region has a substantially constant impedance.

6. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising for each of the single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas:

the non-inverting spiral section and the inverted spiral section collectively providing any of;

a Celtic spiral, Archimedes spiral and a Celtic logarithmic spiral.

7. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising for each of the single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas:

the excitation region includes an excitation point at the center point and a return connection.

8. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

each of the first and second non-inverting spiral sections and the first and second inverted spiral sections having a length of m*one-half wavelength, where m is an integer greater than or equal to one.

9. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

the excitation region including a first excitation point, a second excitation point, and a return excitation point, wherein the return excitation point is at the center point, the first excitation point is at a non-centered end of the non-inverted spiral section, and the second excitation point is at a non-centered end of the inverted spiral section, wherein the first and second excitation points are excited with a substantially similar signal.

10. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

the excitation region includes a non-inverting excitation point and an inverting excitation point, wherein the non-inverting excitation point is at a non-centered end of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverting excitation point is at a non-centered end of the inverted spiral section to provide a differential input antenna.

11. The interwoven spiral antenna assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

the coupling of the respective non-inverting and inverted spiral sections of the single transmission and reception interwoven spiral antennas includes separation by a distance at the center point; and

the excitation region includes a first excitation point and a second excitation point, wherein the first excitation point is at a non-centered end of the non-inverted spiral section, and the second excitation point is at a non-centered end of the inverted spiral section to provide a dipole antenna.

12. A Celtic spiral antenna comprises:

an excitation region coupled to the electromagnetic conductive trace which, when excited by a phase shifted signal, produces a bandwidth having a high frequency comer, a low frequency comer, and a band pass region, wherein the high frequency corner is substantially established by dimensions of the excitation region, the low frequency corner is substantially established by a circumference of the electromagnetic conductive trace, and wherein the band pass region has a substantially constant impedance; and

wherein the Celtic spiral antenna has a circular polarization radiation pattern offset from perpendicular to the Celtic spiral antenna by phase of excitation of the phase shifted signal.

13. The Celtic spiral antenna of claim 12 further comprising a first circular polarization used for transmission of first RF signals and a second circular polarization used for reception of second RF signals.

14. The Celtic spiral antenna of claim 12 further comprising:

the excitation region including an excitation point and a return connection, wherein the excitation point is located substantially at a center of the electromagnetic conductive trace.

15. The Celtic spiral antenna of claim 12 further comprising:

the electromagnetic conductive trace has a length of m*wavelength, where m is an integer greater than or equal to one.

16. The Celtic spiral antenna of claim 12 further comprising:

the excitation region including a non-inverting excitation point and an inverting excitation point, wherein the non-inverting excitation point is at a first end of the electromagnetic conductive trace and the inverting excitation point is at a second end of the electromagnetic conductive trace to provide a differential input antenna.

17. The Celtic spiral antenna of claim 12, wherein the Celtic spiral comprises a Celtic logarithmic spiral.

18. An interwoven Celtic spiral antenna comprising:

an excitation region coupled to at least one of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited by a phase shifted signal, the interwoven Celtic spiral antenna has a circular polarization; and

wherein the interwoven Celtic spiral antenna has a circular polarization radiation pattern offset from perpendicular to the interwoven Celtic spiral antenna by phase of excitation of the phase shifted signal.

19. The interwoven Celtic spiral antenna of claim 18 further comprising a first circular polarization used for transmission of first RF signals and a second circular polarization used for reception of second RF signals.

20. The interwoven Celtic spiral antenna of claim 18, wherein the interwoven Celtic spiral comprises an interwoven Celtic logarithmic spiral.