SURFACE WAVE LAUNCHED DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a surface launcher of a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), the surface launcher coupled to the first surface of the printed circuit board; and
a metal structure coupled to the first surface and configured to direct a portion of a wave of the DRA through the second surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The apparatus includes a surface launcher of a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA). The surface launcher is coupled to the first surface of the printed circuit board. A metal structure is coupled to the first surface and configured to direct a portion of a wave of the DRA through the second surface.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a surface launcher of a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), the surface launcher coupled to the first surface of the printed circuit board; and a metal structure coupled to the first surface and configured to direct a portion of a wave of the DRA through the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), comprising:
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generating a wave at a surface launcher coupled to a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) that has the first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and directing, by a metal structure coupled to the first surface, a portion of the wave through the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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means for supporting and electrically connecting electronic components, the means for supporting and electrically connecting electronic components having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; means for launching a wave of a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), the means for launching coupled to the first surface; and means for redirecting a portion of the wave through the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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