Hybrid single aperture inclined antenna
First Claim
1. A single antenna aperture of an antenna system, the single antenna aperture comprising:
- multiple receiving elements and multiple transmitting elements;
wherein the multiple receiving elements are interleaved with the multiple transmitting elements, wherein the multiple receiving elements are oriented in a first direction, wherein the multiple transmitting elements are oriented in a second direction, and wherein the first direction is inverted relative to the second direction, and wherein the multiple receiving elements are “
T”
-shaped and wherein the multiple transmitting elements are “
T”
-shaped; and
wherein a first receiving element of the multiple receiving elements is located within a distance of about 0.5 wavelengths or less of a first transmitting element of the multiple transmitting elements, wherein a wavelength is based on the highest designed radiated frequency of the antenna system, and wherein the distance between the first receiving element and the first transmitting element is measured from the approximate center of the first receiving element to the approximate center of the first transmitting element.
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna architecture comprises a single aperture having both receive elements and transmit elements, where the single aperture has the performance of a dual-aperture but in about half the size. Moreover, in the case of an array with inclined elements, there is the need to interconnect a planar substrate with an inclined substrate at an angle. An exemplary single aperture comprises a metal core having a thick pass-through slot from a first side to a second side; connecting the inclined substrate to the first side of the metal core, and connecting a second substrate to the second side of the metal core. Furthermore, an RF signal is communicated between the first substrate and the second substrate in a contactless manner through the thick pass-through slot.
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16 Claims
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1. A single antenna aperture of an antenna system, the single antenna aperture comprising:
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multiple receiving elements and multiple transmitting elements; wherein the multiple receiving elements are interleaved with the multiple transmitting elements, wherein the multiple receiving elements are oriented in a first direction, wherein the multiple transmitting elements are oriented in a second direction, and wherein the first direction is inverted relative to the second direction, and wherein the multiple receiving elements are “
T”
-shaped and wherein the multiple transmitting elements are “
T”
-shaped; andwherein a first receiving element of the multiple receiving elements is located within a distance of about 0.5 wavelengths or less of a first transmitting element of the multiple transmitting elements, wherein a wavelength is based on the highest designed radiated frequency of the antenna system, and wherein the distance between the first receiving element and the first transmitting element is measured from the approximate center of the first receiving element to the approximate center of the first transmitting element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An antenna system comprising:
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multiple receiving elements and multiple transmitting elements, wherein the multiple receiving elements and the multiple transmitting elements share a single aperture; wherein a first receiving element of the multiple receiving elements is located within a distance of about 1.0 wavelength or less of a second receiving element of the multiple receiving elements, wherein the distance between the first receiving element and the second receiving element is measured from the approximate center of the first receiving element to the approximate center of the second receiving element; wherein a first transmitting element of the multiple transmitting elements is located within a distance of about 1.0 wavelength or less of a second transmitting element of the multiple transmitting elements, wherein the distance between the first transmitting element and the second transmitting element is measured from the approximate center of the first transmitting element to the approximate center of the second transmitting element; and wherein a wavelength is based on the highest designed radiated frequency of the antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An antenna system comprising:
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a plurality of rows of receiving radiating elements interleaved with a plurality of rows of transmitting radiating elements; wherein a first receiving radiating element of the plurality of rows of receiving radiating elements is located within a distance of about 0.5 wavelengths or less of a first transmitting radiating element of the plurality of rows of transmitting radiating elements, wherein a wavelength is based on the highest designed radiated frequency of the antenna system, and wherein the distance between the first receiving radiating element and the first transmitting radiating element is measured from the approximate center of the first receiving radiating element to the approximate center of the first transmitting radiating element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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