Multi-sector directive antenna
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1. An antenna for radiating in two different angular sectors, the antenna comprising:
- first and second active elements each active element being arranged to radiate a signal beam towards a respective angular sector, the different angular sectors being in opposite directions from the antenna with respect to one another and,a plurality of reflector elements, each reflector being configured to reflect signal beams radiated from at least one of the active elements outwards from the antenna towards one of the angular sectors,said plurality of reflector elements are disposed between said first and second active elements, the first and second active elements and plurality of reflector elements being electric monopoles and aligned along an axis of the antenna, andwherein said plurality of reflector elements comprises at least two pairs of reflector elements, the reflector elements of each pair radiating in different angular sectors opposite to one another and being coupled together by a respective transmission line of length such that the reflected radiation of the coupled reflector elements is in phase and a reflector element of a first pair of the reflector elements is disposed between the reflector elements of the second pair.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an antenna able to cover two opposite angular sectors comprising:
- first and second excited elements (10,11) each able to radiate a signal beam at a predetermined frequency,
- at least two reflector elements (20,21,22,23), called first and second reflector elements, able to reflect said beams in opposite directions.
According to the invention, said first and second excited elements (10,11) and said at least two reflector elements (20,21,22,23) are aligned, said reflector elements being disposed between said first and second excited elements. At least two reflector elements from among said at least two reflector elements (20,21,22,23) are connected together electrically by a first transmission line (30) of predetermined length so that the reflector elements connected together participate jointly in reflecting the beams in the two opposite directions.
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1. An antenna for radiating in two different angular sectors, the antenna comprising:
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first and second active elements each active element being arranged to radiate a signal beam towards a respective angular sector, the different angular sectors being in opposite directions from the antenna with respect to one another and, a plurality of reflector elements, each reflector being configured to reflect signal beams radiated from at least one of the active elements outwards from the antenna towards one of the angular sectors, said plurality of reflector elements are disposed between said first and second active elements, the first and second active elements and plurality of reflector elements being electric monopoles and aligned along an axis of the antenna, and wherein said plurality of reflector elements comprises at least two pairs of reflector elements, the reflector elements of each pair radiating in different angular sectors opposite to one another and being coupled together by a respective transmission line of length such that the reflected radiation of the coupled reflector elements is in phase and a reflector element of a first pair of the reflector elements is disposed between the reflector elements of the second pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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