Phased array systems and phased array front-end devices
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1. A front-end device for a phased array system, comprising:
- an antenna array; and
,a phase-shifting network to couple the antenna array to the phased array system;
wherein the phase-shifting network comprises a Rotman lens having a plurality of beam ports and a plurality of array ports and a plurality of regions each varying in a material property from another, wherein the regions extend from an inner portion of the Rotman lens to a peripheral portion of the Rotman lens; and
,wherein any signals passing between one or more of the plurality of beam ports and one or more of the plurality of array ports encounter the varying material property within the Rotman lens.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a front-end device for a phased array system. The front-end device includes an array of horn antennas, a first set of transmission lines coupled to the horn antenna array for a first polarization, a second set of transmission lines coupled to the horn antenna array for a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, and a plurality of L-shaped excitation elements. Each L-shaped excitation element of the plurality of L-shaped excitation elements couples a transmission line from each of the first and second sets of transmission lines to a respective horn antenna of the horn antenna array.
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1. A front-end device for a phased array system, comprising:
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an antenna array; and
,a phase-shifting network to couple the antenna array to the phased array system; wherein the phase-shifting network comprises a Rotman lens having a plurality of beam ports and a plurality of array ports and a plurality of regions each varying in a material property from another, wherein the regions extend from an inner portion of the Rotman lens to a peripheral portion of the Rotman lens; and
,wherein any signals passing between one or more of the plurality of beam ports and one or more of the plurality of array ports encounter the varying material property within the Rotman lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A front-end device for a phased array system, comprising:
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an antenna array; and
,a phase-shifting network to couple the antenna array to the phased array system; wherein the phase-shifting network comprises a Rotman lens having a plurality of beam ports and a plurality of array ports and a plurality of regions each varying in a material property from another, the plurality of regions being configured such that all signals passing between the plurality of beam ports and the plurality of array ports encounter at least two regions of varying material property from one another. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A front-end device for a phased array system, comprising:
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an antenna array; and
,a phase-shifting network to couple the antenna array to the phased array system; wherein the phase-shifting network comprises a Rotman lens having (i) a plurality of beam ports each sharing a beam port region having a first material property, (ii) a plurality of array ports each sharing an array port region having a second material property different than the first, and (iii) a plurality of regions between the beam port region and the array port region and each varying in a material property from another and from the first material property and the second material property.
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