METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEERING AND STABILIZING RADIO FREQUENCY BEAMS UTILIZING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEERING AND STABILIZING RADIO FREQUENCY BEAMS UTILIZING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES 有权
    用于转向和稳​​定利用光子晶体结构的无线电频率分量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080291101A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-27

    申请号:US11841305

    申请日:2007-08-20

    IPC分类号: H01Q19/06

    摘要: An RF beam steering device employs a prism assembly to steer an RF beam and a compensation device to address undesirable movement of the beam steering device. The prism assembly includes a plurality of dielectric prisms each with an associated impedance matching layer. The dielectric prisms are rotated relative to each other to steer the RF beam in a desired direction and further to compensate for movement of the beam steering device itself. The prisms include a plurality of individual panels with drilled or slotted openings that are arranged to create a periodic photonic crystal structure within a defined region. This configuration effectively alters the dielectric constant over any one particular region of a panel, thereby altering the level of diffraction possible for a specified panel thickness. The openings within each stacked panel are overlapped to produce the required level of diffraction and refractive index gradient. Motors rotate the prisms relative to each other to the correct orientation for steering the RF beam in a desired manner.

    摘要翻译: RF射束转向装置采用棱镜组件来转向射频束和补偿装置,以解决波束转向装置的不期望的运动。 棱镜组件包括多个具有相关联的阻抗匹配层的电介质棱镜。 电介质棱镜相对于彼此旋转以将RF束转向所需方向,并进一步补偿光束转向装置本身的运动。 棱镜包括具有钻孔或开槽开口的多个单独面板,其布置成在限定区域内产生周期性光子晶体结构。 该配置有效地改变了面板的任何一个特定区域上的介电常数,从而改变了对于特定面板厚度可能的衍射水平。 每个堆叠的板中的开口重叠以产生所需的衍射和折射率梯度水平。 电机相对于彼此旋转棱镜到正确的方向,以期望的方式转向射频束。

    Method and apparatus for steering and stabilizing radio frequency beams utilizing photonic crystal structures
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for steering and stabilizing radio frequency beams utilizing photonic crystal structures 有权
    利用光子晶体结构转向和稳定射频束的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07642978B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-05

    申请号:US11841305

    申请日:2007-08-20

    IPC分类号: H01Q19/06

    摘要: An RF beam steering device employs a prism assembly to steer an RF beam and a compensation device to address undesirable movement of the beam steering device. The prism assembly includes a plurality of dielectric prisms each with an associated impedance matching layer. The dielectric prisms are rotated relative to each other to steer the RF beam in a desired direction and further to compensate for movement of the beam steering device itself. The prisms include a plurality of individual panels with drilled or slotted openings that are arranged to create a periodic photonic crystal structure within a defined region. This configuration effectively alters the dielectric constant over any one particular region of a panel, thereby altering the level of diffraction possible for a specified panel thickness. The openings within each stacked panel are overlapped to produce the required level of diffraction and refractive index gradient. Motors rotate the prisms relative to each other to the correct orientation for steering the RF beam in a desired manner.

    摘要翻译: RF射束转向装置采用棱镜组件来转向射频束和补偿装置,以解决波束转向装置的不期望的运动。 棱镜组件包括多个具有相关联的阻抗匹配层的电介质棱镜。 电介质棱镜相对于彼此旋转以将RF束转向所需方向,并进一步补偿光束转向装置本身的运动。 棱镜包括具有钻孔或开槽开口的多个单独面板,其布置成在限定区域内产生周期性光子晶体结构。 该配置有效地改变了面板的任何一个特定区域上的介电常数,从而改变了对于特定面板厚度可能的衍射水平。 每个堆叠的板中的开口重叠以产生所需的衍射和折射率梯度水平。 电机相对于彼此旋转棱镜到正确的方向,以期望的方式转向射频束。