Folded radiation slots for short wall waveguide radiation
First Claim
1. A radiating structure comprising:
- a waveguide layer configured to propagate electromagnetic energy via a waveguide in the waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide has a height dimension and a width dimension;
a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, wherein;
the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide;
the radiating layer comprises a plurality of radiating slots along the length of the radiating layer, wherein each radiating slot;
is defined by an angular or curved path, is coupled to the waveguide layer,has a rotational orientation relative to a dimension of the waveguide and to the other slots, wherein the rotational orientation provides a desired coupling factor, andhas a same effective length greater than the height dimension of the waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured as the entire path length along the angular or curved path of the slot.
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Abstract
An example folded radiation slot for short wall waveguide radiation is disclosed. In one aspect, the radiating structure includes a waveguide layer configured to propagate electromagnetic energy via a waveguide. The waveguide may have a height dimension and a width dimension. The radiating structure also includes a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, such that the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide. The radiating layer may include a radiating element. The radiating element may be a slot defined by an angular or curved path, and the radiating element may be coupled to the waveguide layer. The radiating element may have an effective length greater than the height dimension of waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured along the angular or curved path of the slot.
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14 Claims
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1. A radiating structure comprising:
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a waveguide layer configured to propagate electromagnetic energy via a waveguide in the waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide has a height dimension and a width dimension; a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, wherein; the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide; the radiating layer comprises a plurality of radiating slots along the length of the radiating layer, wherein each radiating slot; is defined by an angular or curved path, is coupled to the waveguide layer, has a rotational orientation relative to a dimension of the waveguide and to the other slots, wherein the rotational orientation provides a desired coupling factor, and has a same effective length greater than the height dimension of the waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured as the entire path length along the angular or curved path of the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of radiating electromagnetic energy comprising:
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propagating electromagnetic energy via a waveguide in a waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide has a height dimension and a width dimension; coupling the electromagnetic energy from the waveguide to a plurality of radiating slots located in a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, wherein; the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide;
the radiating layer comprises the radiating slots along a length of the radiating layer, wherein each radiating slot;is defined by an angular or curved path, is coupled to the waveguide layer, has a rotational orientation relative to a dimension of the waveguide and to the other slots, wherein the rotational orientation provides a desired coupling factor, and has a same effective length greater than the height dimension of the waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured as the entire path length along the angular or curved path of the slot; and radiating the coupled electromagnetic energy with the radiating element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A radiating structure comprising:
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a waveguide layer configured to propagate electromagnetic energy via a waveguide in the waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide has a height dimension and a width dimension, wherein the electromagnetic energy has a wavelength; a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, wherein; the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide;
the radiating layer comprises an array of radiating elements along a straight line, wherein the array comprises;a plurality of radiating elements, wherein each radiating element; comprises a slot defined by an angular or curved path, is coupled to the waveguide layer, and has a same effective length greater than the height dimension of the waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured as the entire path length along the angular or curved path of the slot; has a respective rotation and the respective rotation of each radiating element is selected based on a desired taper profile, wherein the taper profile specifies a desired coupling coefficient for each slot; and a spacing between adjacent radiating elements in the linear array is approximately equal to half the wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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