发明公开
EP1509970A4 SCANNING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA WITH LENS AND REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY
审中-公开
SCANNING-RICHTANTENNE MIT LINSE UND REFLEKTORBAUGRUPPE
- 专利标题: SCANNING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA WITH LENS AND REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY
- 专利标题(中): SCANNING-RICHTANTENNE MIT LINSE UND REFLEKTORBAUGRUPPE
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申请号: EP02807452申请日: 2002-05-16
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公开(公告)号: EP1509970A4公开(公告)日: 2005-09-21
- 发明人: ZIMMERMAN KURT ALAN , WANN JOHN ELLIOTT , FREEMAN ROBERT ALLEN , BLACK DONALD NELSON JR , MARSIK JAMES CHARLES
- 申请人: EMS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- 专利权人: EMS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- 当前专利权人: EMS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- 优先权: US0215560 2002-05-16
- 主分类号: H01Q17/00
- IPC分类号: H01Q17/00 ; H01Q3/14 ; H01Q3/16 ; H01Q3/20 ; H01Q19/06 ; H01Q19/10
摘要:
An antenna comprising a feed (42) for delivering electromagnetic energy to a rotatable combination of a dielectric lens (44) and a reflective surface (46). The combination of the dielectric lens and the reflective surface is placed proximate to and in front of an energy feed, such as a horn (42), to support the scanning of an antenna beam in response to rotation of the lens/reflective surface assembly. The lens typically comprises a dielectric material and the reflective surface can comprise a thin layer of material operable to reflect electromagnetic energy. For example, the lens can comprise a half-cylinder shape of dielectric material and the reflective surface can be applied to the flat portion of the half-cylindrical lens. Alternatively, the antenna can comprise two or more electromagnetic feeds (72a, 72b, 72c, 72d) and a cylindrical lens of dielectric material including a centrally embedded, two-sided reflective surface. A positioning system can be used to rotate the combination of the lens and the reflective material proximate to and in front of the electromagnetic feed(s).
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