High Coverage Antenna Array and Method Using Grating Lobe Layers
    1.
    发明申请
    High Coverage Antenna Array and Method Using Grating Lobe Layers 审中-公开
    高覆盖天线阵列和使用光栅层的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160172754A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-16

    申请号:US14569378

    申请日:2014-12-12

    Inventor: Wenyao Zhai

    Abstract: An embodiment antenna having first and second planar arrays. The first array has a first element spacing in an x-dimension and a y-dimension and is operable in a first frequency band. The second array has a second element spacing in the x-dimension and the y-dimension, and is operable in a second frequency band. The second planar array is displaced from the first planar array in a z-dimension for co-aperture operation of the arrays, and is disposed parallel to and in a near-field of the first planar array. Elements of the second planar array are disposed and steerable, in a u-v plane for interleaving a first plurality of grating lobes generated by the first planar array with a second plurality of grating lobes generated by the second planar array.

    Abstract translation: 具有第一和第二平面阵列的实施例天线。 第一阵列具有x维和y维中的第一元素间隔,并且可在第一频带中操作。 第二阵列在x维度和y维度上具有第二元素间隔,并且可在第二频带中操作。 第二平面阵列以z维度从第一平面阵列移位,用于阵列的同孔操作,并且平行于第一平面阵列的近场设置。 第二平面阵列的元件在u-v平面中被布置和操纵,用于将由第一平面阵列产生的第一多个栅瓣与由第二平面阵列产生的第二多个栅瓣交错。

    High coverage antenna array and method using grating lobe layers

    公开(公告)号:US10439283B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US14569378

    申请日:2014-12-12

    Inventor: Wenyao Zhai

    Abstract: An embodiment antenna having first dimension and second planar arrays. The first array has a first element spacing in an x- and a y-dimension and is operable in a first frequency band. The second array has a second element spacing in the x-dimension and the y-dimension, and is operable in a second frequency band. The second planar array is displaced from the first planar array in a z-dimension for co-aperture operation of the arrays, and is disposed parallel to and in a near-field of the first planar array. Elements of the second planar array are disposed and steerable, in a u-v plane for interleaving a first plurality of grating lobes generated by the first planar array with a second plurality of grating lobes generated by the second planar array.

    Phased array antenna having sub-arrays

    公开(公告)号:US10454187B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US14997337

    申请日:2016-01-15

    Abstract: An antenna for a phased array comprises a plurality of rectangular sub-arrays of individual array elements. The rectangular sub-arrays in the plurality are tiled to reduce periodicity of phase centers of the sub-arrays. The antenna utilizes a phase shifter for each sub-array as opposed to using a phase shifter with each individual array element.

    Overlapping linear sub-array for phased array antennas

    公开(公告)号:US10320087B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US14997288

    申请日:2016-01-15

    Abstract: A phased array antenna is described that groups radiating elements into rows and columns. The radiating elements in a row are fed by a common phase shifted signal and the radiating elements in a column are fed by a common phase shifted signal. As such, each radiating element is fed by two different phase shifters. The overlapping groupings of rows and columns allows the antenna to be electronically steered by varying the phase shift applied to the rows and columns. The overlapped sub-arrays of the phased array antenna reduces the number of required phase shifters for the antenna array.

    Switchable lens antenna with integrated frequency selective structure

    公开(公告)号:US11515653B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17173343

    申请日:2021-02-11

    Abstract: The disclosed structures and methods are directed to antenna systems configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in and from different directions. A switchable lens antenna has excitation ports radiating radio-frequency (RF) wave into a parallel-plate waveguide structure, and a frequency selective structure (FSS). The antenna presented herein is configured to operate in two modes depending on an initial steering angle of the RF wave propagating in the parallel-plate waveguide structure. When the initial steering angle is about or less than a threshold steering angle, FSS is OFF due to its stubs being electrically disconnected from the parallel-plate waveguide structure. When the initial steering angle is higher than the threshold, FSS is ON with stubs being electrically connected to the parallel-plate waveguide structure. When ON, FSS provides phase variance to the RF wave propagating in the parallel-plate waveguide structure and increases steering angle of the RF wave.

    Fan-out transition structure for transmission of mm-Wave signals from IC to PCB via chip-scale packaging

    公开(公告)号:US10937748B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US16568715

    申请日:2019-09-12

    Abstract: The disclosed systems, structures, and methods are directed to a mm-Wave communication structure employing a first transmission structure employing a first ring transition structure followed by a first ground structure and a second ground structure configured to carry a ground signal, a second transmission structure employing a second ring transition structure followed by a third ground structure and a fourth ground structure configured to carry the ground signal, a third transmission structure configured to carry a mm-Wave signal, wherein the third transmission structure begins at the center of the first ring transition structure and the second ring transition structure and the third transmission structure is coplanar with the second transmission structure, and a fourth transmission structure configured to operatively couple an IC and the first transmission layer, the second transmission layer, and the third transmission structure.

    Vertical combiner for overlapped linear phased array

    公开(公告)号:US10256522B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15077246

    申请日:2016-03-22

    Abstract: A vertical combiner for an overlapping linear phased array is provided. The vertical vector combiner enables two strip-line signals from different layers to be combined, or divided, by vertical transitions between substrate layers and produce a desired output signal phase. The combiner can terminate in a short to act as an antenna. In an antenna application, the antenna provides multiple substrate layers for each strip-line signal, each having a metal ground plane. The ground planes are be coupled by vertical transitions access enabling a stepped ground within the structure which increases bandwidth. The multi-layer combiner architecture enables integration with phased array feed networks for millimeter wave phased array antennas.

    Single local oscillator architecture for dual-band microwave/millimeter-wave transceiver

    公开(公告)号:US09634717B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-25

    申请号:US14664568

    申请日:2015-03-20

    Inventor: Wenyao Zhai

    Abstract: Systems for a dual-band transceiver that re-uses a lower frequency transmitter to drive a local oscillator (LO) for high frequency circuits are disclosed herein. The need for a LO lineup requiring high frequency and high power is eliminated. The output of a lower frequency band is modified to be used as a LO drive for the higher frequency band transceiver. Using a carrier recovery loop, the system is operable to simultaneously operate in both bands. The result is a solution that eliminate the design of a high performance LO circuits for a higher band of a mmW dual-band system. This significantly reduces the overall complexity of the system. Furthermore, the inventive architecture reduces the design complexity and overall cost to implement dual-band circuit.

    Millimeter Wave Dual-Mode Diplexer and Method
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    发明申请
    Millimeter Wave Dual-Mode Diplexer and Method 有权
    毫米波双模双工器和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160156373A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-02

    申请号:US14557107

    申请日:2014-12-01

    CPC classification number: H01P1/213 H01P1/2135 H01P1/2138 H04B1/0057

    Abstract: An embodiment millimeter wave diplexer includes a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) high pass filter (HPF), a microstrip line low pass filter (LPF), and a T-junction. The SIW HPF is coupled to a first port, and the microstrip line LPF is coupled to a second port. The SIW HPF is operable in a first frequency band, and the microstrip line LPF is operable in a second frequency band. The T-junction is coupled between the SIW HPF and the microstrip line LPF. The T-junction is also coupled to a common port.

    Abstract translation: 实施例毫米波双工器包括衬底集成波导(SIW)高通滤波器(HPF),微带线路低通滤波器(LPF)和T形结。 SIW HPF耦合到第一端口,并且微带线路LPF耦合到第二端口。 SIW HPF可在第一频带中操作,并且微带线LPF可在第二频带中操作。 T形结耦合在SIW HPF和微带线LPF之间。 T接头也耦合到一个公共端口。

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