Systems and methods for forming, directing, and narrowing communication beams
First Claim
1. A system operative to direct electromagnetic beams, comprising:
- an array of electromagnetic radiators together operative to generate, toward a configurable direction, a first electromagnetic beam having a first beam-width and consequently associated with a first antenna gain; and
a beam-narrowing configuration, operative to narrow said first electromagnetic beam and consequently convert said first electromagnetic beam into a second electromagnetic beam having a second beam-width that is narrower than said first beam-width, resulting in said second electromagnetic beam having;
(i) an association with a second antenna gain that is higher than said first antenna gain and (ii) a final bearing that is consequent upon said configurable direction;
whereas said system is operative to control said final bearing via said configurable direction.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a communication system operative to form, direct, and narrow communication beams using an array of electromagnetic radiators and a beam-narrowing architecture. A beam-width of an electromagnetic beam is narrowed, thereby increasing the concentration of electromagnetic energy in the beam and achieving a significant antenna gain. In various embodiments, the direction of an electromagnetic beam may be altered to improve communication between a transmitter and a receiver. In various embodiments, the system is a millimeter-wave system with a millimeter-wave array and millimeter-wave beams.
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19 Claims
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1. A system operative to direct electromagnetic beams, comprising:
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an array of electromagnetic radiators together operative to generate, toward a configurable direction, a first electromagnetic beam having a first beam-width and consequently associated with a first antenna gain; and a beam-narrowing configuration, operative to narrow said first electromagnetic beam and consequently convert said first electromagnetic beam into a second electromagnetic beam having a second beam-width that is narrower than said first beam-width, resulting in said second electromagnetic beam having;
(i) an association with a second antenna gain that is higher than said first antenna gain and (ii) a final bearing that is consequent upon said configurable direction;whereas said system is operative to control said final bearing via said configurable direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for accurately controlling bearings of electromagnetic beams, comprising:
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generating, by an array of electromagnetic radiators, toward a first direction, a first electromagnetic beam; narrowing, by a beam-narrowing configuration, said first electromagnetic beam, resulting in a second electromagnetic beam having a bearing that is consequent upon said first direction and affected by said narrowing procedure; and changing, by said array of electromagnetic radiators, direction of said first electromagnetic beam from said first direction to a second direction, thereby altering direction of said second electromagnetic beam from said bearing into a new bearing consequent upon said second direction and affected by said narrowing procedure; whereas, as a result of said narrowing procedure, a first angular difference between said first direction and said second direction is substantially larger than a second angular difference between said bearing and said new bearing, thereby facilitating accurate control over said new bearing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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