公开(公告)号：US20140340260A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-20

申请号：US14247122

申请日：2014-04-07

申请人： CUBIC CORPORATION

发明人： Wayne Edward Richards

IPC分类号： H01Q3/34

CPC分类号： H01Q3/34 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/2605 ,  H01Q3/267 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H04B7/0617

摘要： A method and system for beamforming a multi-element array using time delays is provided. The array includes transmit array elements and receive array elements. Each of the array elements includes a processor. Modulation and demodulation functions are performed at the processors of each array element. The modulation and demodulation functions utilize receive time offsets and phase shifts, and transmit time offsets and phase shifts, respectively. The receive time offsets and phase shifts, and the transmit time offsets and phase shifts are determined by a central processing unit in order to beamform received signals and transmitted signals, respectively. The array elements are arranged in a daisy chain fashion in order to facilitate communication of control parameters, communication of bits to be transmitted and distributed combining of demodulated baseband samples from one array element to another and communicating the combined samples to the central processing unit.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用时间延迟波束成形多元件阵列的方法和系统。 阵列包括发送数组元素和接收数组元素。 每个阵列元件包括处理器。 在每个阵列元件的处理器处执行调制和解调功能。 调制和解调功能分别利用接收时间偏移和相移，并分别发送时间偏移和相移。 接收时间偏移和相移以及发射时间偏移和相移由中央处理单元确定，以分别波束形成接收信号和发射信号。 阵列元件以菊花链方式布置，以便于控制参数的通信，要发送的比特的通信以及从一个阵列元素到另一个阵列元素的解调基带样本的分布组合，并将组合样本传送到中央处理单元。

公开(公告)号：US08610625B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-17

申请号：US12975485

申请日：2010-12-22

申请人： Jane D. Le Grange ,  Alex Pidwerbetsky

发明人： Jane D. Le Grange ,  Alex Pidwerbetsky

IPC分类号： H01Q3/22 ,  H01Q3/00

CPC分类号： H01Q3/22 ,  H01Q3/2676 ,  H01Q3/2682

摘要： A method of beamforming a radiofrequency array having multiple antenna elements is provided. The method includes transmitting two or more sub-beams of a modulated light beam through a switched fabric, using wavelength switching to designate a respective path through the switched fabric for each sub-beam, and converting each sub-beam to a driving signal for one or more of the antenna elements or to a received signal from one or more of the antenna elements. Each path through the switched fabric has a selected cumulative true time delay.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种对具有多个天线元件的射频阵列进行波束成形的方法。 该方法包括通过交换结构传输调制光束的两个或更多子子束，使用波长切换来为每个子光束指定通过交换结构的相应路径，并将每个子光束转换为一个驱动信号 或更多的天线元件或来自一个或多个天线元件的接收信号。 通过交换结构的每个路径都具有选定的累积真实时间延迟。

公开(公告)号：US20130169483A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：US13808996

申请日：2010-12-09

申请人： Miguel Vidal Drummond ,  Rogério Nunes Nogueira

发明人： Miguel Vidal Drummond ,  Rogério Nunes Nogueira

IPC分类号： H01Q3/26

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q3/2676 ,  H04B10/25752 ,  H04B2210/006

摘要： This invention discloses a photonic system to beamform the electric field yield by a phased array antenna. The system function relies on a photonic tunable delay line, which consists on an optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a predefined time delay difference between arms. The time delay is tuned by adjusting the coupling ratio between the power applied to each one of the interferometer's delay lines. Three embodiments are proposed, wherein one of them just uses a single delay line and a single monchromatic light source, independently of the quantity of the array elementary antennas.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种通过相控阵天线波束形成电场产量的光子系统。 系统功能依赖于一个光子可调延迟线，它由光学马赫 - 曾德尔干涉仪组成，具有预定义的时间延迟差异。 通过调整施加到每个干涉仪延迟线的功率之间的耦合比来调节时间延迟。 提出了三个实施例，其中一个仅使用单个延迟线和单个单色光源，独立于阵列基本天线的数量。

公开(公告)号：US08406586B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-26

申请号：US12897219

申请日：2010-10-04

申请人： Paul A. Morton ,  Jacob Khurgin

发明人： Paul A. Morton ,  Jacob Khurgin

IPC分类号： G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/42

CPC分类号： G02F1/011 ,  G02F1/0147 ,  G02F2201/20 ,  G02F2203/15 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/2682

摘要： This invention provides a balanced thermal approach to the tuning of an optical time delay device in order to eliminate any long-term time response of the device performance due to thermal time constants of the device, its mount, packaging or electronic temperature control circuits. The invention provides multiple ways to improve the thermal tuning speed of the balanced thermal approach. Additionally, the invention overcomes an issue of microresonator non-uniformity by operating a large group of microresonators as a ‘super-ring’ by tuning the large group together to provide a controllable group delay with large bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了调谐光学延迟器件的平衡热学方法，以便消除由于器件，其安装，封装或电子温度控制电路的热时间常数而引起的器件性能的任何长期时间响应。 本发明提供了多种方式来改善平衡热方法的热调节速度。 此外，本发明克服了通过将大组的微谐振器作为超级环通过一起调谐大组来提供具有大带宽的可控组延迟的微谐振器不均匀性的问题。

公开(公告)号：US08203484B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US12029253

申请日：2008-02-11

申请人： Ta-Shun Chu ,  Hossein Hashemi

发明人： Ta-Shun Chu ,  Hossein Hashemi

IPC分类号： H01Q3/22

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2682

摘要： A path sharing transceiver array architecture is disclosed. A plurality of channels are linked to antennas of an array for transmitting and receiving wireless signals that are offset in one of phase or time relative to one another. Each channel is associated with a delay element. In the receiving case, an offset signal is received at a first channel, processed, and shifted by a first delay element. The resulting signal is combined with the processed signal of a second, adjacent channel where a phase or time delayed signal is received. The combined signal is then shifted by a second delay element to produce a net signal. The first delay element is used to generate a shifted signal for both the first and second channel. The architecture can be extended to another number of channels.

摘要翻译： 公开了路径共享收发器阵列架构。 多个信道被链接到阵列的天线，用于发送和接收相对于彼此之一相位或时间偏移的无线信号。 每个通道与延迟元件相关联。 在接收情况下，偏移信号在第一信道被接收，被第一延迟元件处理和移位。 所得信号与接收相位或时间延迟信号的第二相邻信道的处理信号相组合。 然后组合的信号被第二延迟元件移位以产生净信号。 第一延迟元件用于产生用于第一和第二通道的移位信号。 该架构可以扩展到另外数量的频道。

公开(公告)号：US20120127034A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-24

申请号：US13296800

申请日：2011-11-15

申请人： Daniel Francis DiFonzo

发明人： Daniel Francis DiFonzo

IPC分类号： H01Q3/22

CPC分类号： H01Q3/22 ,  H01Q3/2682

摘要： A phased-array antenna with electronic beam steering that provide simultaneous operation at transmit and receive frequencies and polarization control is disclosed. The antenna architecture reduces the number of beam steering and polarization control devices used compared to conventional array designs. The extremely compact, low-loss, and largely passive design reduces the number of active amplifiers needed using micro-electromechanical systems MEMs and advanced micro-coaxial circuits.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有电子束转向的相控阵天线，其提供在发射和接收频率以及极化控制下的同时操作。 与常规阵列设计相比，天线架构减少了使用的光束转向和偏振控制装置的数量。 非常紧凑，低损耗和大部分被动设计减少了使用微机电系统MEM和高级微同轴电路所需的有源放大器的数量。

公开(公告)号：US08004455B1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-23

申请号：US12028798

申请日：2008-02-09

申请人： Buford S. Wright ,  Joseph Dang

发明人： Buford S. Wright ,  Joseph Dang

IPC分类号： G01S7/40 ,  H04B17/00 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q3/267 ,  H04B7/0602 ,  H04B17/0085 ,  H04B17/104 ,  H04B17/16 ,  H04W24/00

摘要： A method and apparatus for simulating antenna apparatuses are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first portion configured to produce a first and third plurality of signals and to receive a second plurality of signals from a transmitter, wherein said first and third plurality of signals are determined by more than one of a plurality of relationships between said transmitter and at least one antenna apparatus adapted to receive signals from said transmitter.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于模拟天线装置的方法和装置。 在说明性实施例中，该装置包括被配置为产生第一和第三多个信号并从发射机接收第二多个信号的第一部分，其中所述第一和第三多个信号由多于一个的多个信号确定 所述发射机与适于从所述发射机接收信号的至少一个天线装置之间的关系。

公开(公告)号：US07999756B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12040432

申请日：2008-02-29

申请人： Robert T. Worl ,  Gary A. Ray

发明人： Robert T. Worl ,  Gary A. Ray

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H01Q21/08 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q13/08 ,  H01Q21/0006 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H01Q25/00

摘要： A wideband antenna array including a plurality of antenna element cards. In certain embodiments the cards include a plurality of first radiators and a plurality of second radiators. The first radiators operate in a low band portion of the array's operating spectrum, and the second radiators operate in a high-band portion of the array's operating spectrum. In certain other embodiments at least one of the cards includes a pair of radiators. The radiators in the pair are oriented in substantially opposite directions. In certain other embodiments a first plurality of the antenna element cards includes at least a first radiator, a second radiator and electronics for controlling both the first and second radiators. A second plurality of the antenna element cards includes at least a first radiator, a second radiator and electronics for controlling only one of the first and second radiators.

摘要翻译： 一种包括多个天线元件卡的宽带天线阵列。 在某些实施例中，卡包括多个第一散热器和多个第二散热器。 第一个辐射器在阵列工作频谱的低频段部分工作，第二个辐射器在阵列工作频谱的高频段部分工作。 在某些其他实施例中，至少一个卡包括一对散热器。 该对中的散热器以大致相反的方向定向。 在某些其他实施例中，第一多个天线元件卡至少包括第一散热器，第二散热器和电子设备，用于控制第一和第二散热器。 第二多个天线元件卡至少包括第一散热器，第二散热器和仅用于控制第一和第二散热器中的一个的电子设备。

公开(公告)号：US20110164299A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-07

申请号：US13044669

申请日：2011-03-10

申请人： Paul A. Morton ,  Jacob Khurgin

发明人： Paul A. Morton ,  Jacob Khurgin

IPC分类号： G02B26/06

CPC分类号： G02B6/29395 ,  G02B6/2861 ,  G02B6/29343 ,  G02B6/29398 ,  G02B6/4286 ,  G02F1/011 ,  G02F1/0147 ,  G02F2201/20 ,  G02F2203/055 ,  G02F2203/15 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/2676 ,  H01Q3/2682

摘要： This invention provides an optical device comprising a large group of non-uniform resonators operating cumulatively as a ‘super-ring’ to provide a controllable group delay with large bandwidth. The super-ring tuning is performed by a single control. The device may include two super-rings, each includes a large number of resonators with a resonant frequencies centered around ω1 and ω2 respectively. The invention provides multiple ways to improve the delay duration, bandwidth and the tuning speed, and overcomes the issue of non-uniformity of resonance frequency for devices incorporating multiple optical resonators.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种光学装置，其包括大量非均匀谐振器作为“超级环”累积运行，以提供具有大带宽的可控组延迟。 超级环调整由单个控制执行。 该装置可以包括两个超级环，每个超级环分别包括大量谐振器，谐振频率分别以ω1和ω2为中心。 本发明提供多种方式来改善延迟持续时间，带宽和调谐速度，并且克服了包含多个光谐振器的装置的谐振频率不均匀性的问题。

公开(公告)号：US20110128197A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-02

申请号：US13056490

申请日：2010-04-21

申请人： Tsutomu Sakata ,  Atsushi Yamamoto ,  Satoru Amari

发明人： Tsutomu Sakata ,  Atsushi Yamamoto ,  Satoru Amari

IPC分类号： G01R29/10

CPC分类号： G01R29/10 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q3/36

摘要： An antenna evaluation apparatus includes receiving antennas to be evaluated, scatterer antennas provided around them, signal generators, delay circuits, dividers, phase-shift circuits, and attenuation circuits. A computer controls the delay circuits to add delay times to radio frequency signals, and controls the phase-shift circuits and attenuation circuits to change phases and amplitudes of the radio frequency signals to produce a first fading. The antenna evaluation apparatus radiates the radio frequency signals from the scatterer antennas, thus creating multipath waves including delay and fading around the receiving antenna.

摘要翻译： 天线评估装置包括接收待评估的天线，围绕它们设置的散射体天线，信号发生器，延迟电路，分频器，相移电路和衰减电路。 计算机控制延迟电路以向射频信号添加延迟时间，并且控制相移电路和衰减电路以改变射频信号的相位和振幅以产生第一衰落。 天线评估装置辐射来自散射体天线的射频信号，从而产生包括在接收天线周围的延迟和衰落的多径波。