Tunable microstrip patch antenna and control system therefor
    1.
    发明授权
    Tunable microstrip patch antenna and control system therefor 失效
    可调微带贴片天线及其控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US6061025A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US968216

    申请日:1997-11-12

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/38 H01Q9/04 H01Q19/00

    摘要: A patch antenna is provided with one or more tuning strips spaced therefrom and RF switches to connect or block RF currents therebetween. When a control system for the antenna selectively connects and isolates RF currents between certain of the tuning strips and the patch, the tuning strips change the effective length of the patch and thus the antenna's resonant frequency, thereby frequency tuning the antenna electrically over a relatively broad band of frequencies. The control system includes circuitry for rapidly switching the antenna to a desired frequency with minimal delay and with superior isolation from the antenna, making it suitable for use in DAMA, TDMA, and other frequency hopping applications.

    摘要翻译: 贴片天线设置有与其间隔开的一个或多个调谐带,并且RF开关用于在其间连接或阻断RF电流。 当用于天线的控制系统选择性地连接并隔离某些调谐带和贴片之间的RF电流时,调谐带改变贴片的有效长度,从而改变天线的谐振频率,从而在相对较宽的频率上调谐天线 频带。 该控制系统包括用于以最小的延迟将天线快速切换到期望的频率并且与天线隔离的优越的电路,使其适用于DAMA,TDMA和其他跳频应用。

    Tunable patch antenna
    2.
    发明授权
    Tunable patch antenna 失效
    可调式贴片天线

    公开(公告)号:US06501427B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-31

    申请号:US09919776

    申请日:2001-07-31

    IPC分类号: H01Q138

    摘要: A patch antenna is composed of a segmented patch and MEMS switches which are built on a substrate. The patch segments of the segmented patch can be electrically connected to each other by the MEMS switches to form a contiguous patch and optional tuning strips and to connect or block RF between the contiguous patch and the optional tuning strips. When RF is connected between the tuning strips and the contiguous patch, the tuning strips increase the effective length of the contiguous patch and lower the antenna's resonant frequency, thereby allowing the antenna to be frequency tuned electrically over a relatively broadband of frequencies. When the tuning strips are connected to the patch in other than a symmetrical pattern, the antenna pattern of the antenna can be changed. In another aspect of the invention, the optional tuning strips are continuous structures that are formed by connecting patch segments using switches. A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) is also provided with one or more tuning strips spaced from the lid of the PIFA and with switches to connect or block RF between the lid of the PIFA and the tuning strips.

    摘要翻译: 贴片天线由分段贴片和建立在基底上的MEMS开关组成。 分段贴片的贴片段可以通过MEMS开关彼此电连接,以形成连续的贴片和可选的调整条,并连接或阻止相邻贴片和可选调谐条之间的RF。 当RF连接在调谐带和连续的贴片之间时,调谐带增加了连续贴片的有效长度并降低了天线的谐振频率,从而允许天线在频率相对较宽的频率上进行电调谐。 当调谐带与对称图案不同的贴片连接时,可改变天线的天线方向图。 在本发明的另一方面,可选调谐带是通过使用开关连接补片段形成的连续结构。 平面倒F天线(PIFA)还具有与PIFA的盖子间隔开的一个或多个调谐带,以及用于连接或阻挡PIFA的盖子和调谐带之间的RF的开关。

    Capacitively-loaded bent-wire monopole on an artificial magnetic conductor
    3.
    发明授权
    Capacitively-loaded bent-wire monopole on an artificial magnetic conductor 有权
    在人造磁导体上容纳负载的弯曲线单极子

    公开(公告)号:US06768476B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-27

    申请号:US10310714

    申请日:2002-12-05

    IPC分类号: H01Q1502

    摘要: An antenna consisting of a thin strip bent-wire monopole disposed on an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is loaded at the end opposite to the feed point with a distributed or lumped capacitance to achieve an electrically small antenna for use in handheld wireless devices. The capacitive load reduces the length of the antenna to smaller than one-quarter of a wavelength at a given frequency of operation without suffering a substantial loss of efficiency. This results in an easier integration into portable devices, greater radiation efficiency than other loaded antenna approaches and longer battery life in portable devices, and lower cost than use of a chip inductor.

    摘要翻译: 由设置在人造磁导体(AMC)上的薄带弯曲线单极子组成的天线在与馈电点相对的端部以分布或集中电容加载,以实现用于手持无线装置的电小天线。 容性负载在给定的操作频率下将天线的长度减小到小于波长的四分之一,而不会显着损失效率。 这使得便携式设备更容易集成,比其他加载的天线方法更大的辐射效率和便携式设备中更长的电池寿命,并且比使用片式电感器的成本更低。

    Tunable reduced weight artificial dielectric antennas

    公开(公告)号:US06646605B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-11

    申请号:US09976441

    申请日:2001-10-12

    IPC分类号: H01Q136

    摘要: A tunable artificial dielectric material achieves the weight reductions made possible in U.S. Pat. No. 6,075,485 and further achieves even higher resonant frequency tuning ratios. In one embodiment of the invention, the artificial dielectric substrate for a patch antenna comprises alternating low and high permittivity layers, with the high permittivity layers each comprised of printed capacitive Frequency Selective Surface (FSS). An example FSS of the invention has a voltage tunable effective sheet capacitance by virtue of varactor diodes integrated into each unit cell. By appropriate adjustment of the bias voltage across the varactor diodes, the amount of the electric field stored in the substrate can be varied, which further varies the resonant frequency of the patch antenna.

    Planar, fractal, time-delay beamformer

    公开(公告)号:US06590531B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-08

    申请号:US09863975

    申请日:2001-05-23

    IPC分类号: H01Q322

    CPC分类号: H01Q3/2682

    摘要: An antenna beamformer is disclosed that uses controllable time delay elements distributed in a planar fractal feed network between the input port and multiple output ports. The use of time delay elements, rather than phase shifting elements, allows the beamformer to maintain a constant steering angle independent of frequencies over a broad range of frequencies. In addition, fewer control signals are used to control all of the time delay elements due to distributing the time delay elements throughout the fractal feed network, rather than grouping the delay elements near the output ports.

    Reduced weight artificial dielectric antennas and method for providing
the same
    6.
    发明授权
    Reduced weight artificial dielectric antennas and method for providing the same 失效
    减少人造介质天线的重量和提供它的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6075485A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-13

    申请号:US185205

    申请日:1998-11-03

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/38 H01Q9/04 H01Q1/36

    摘要: An artificial anisotropic dielectric material is used as a microstrip patch antenna substrate and can achieve dramatic antenna weight reduction. The artificial dielectric is comprised of a periodic structure of low and high permittivity layers. The net effective dielectric constant in the plane parallel to the layers is engineered to be any desired value between the permittivities of the constituent layers. These layers are oriented vertically below the patch to support electric fields consistent with desired resonant modes. Substrates may be engineered for both linearly and circularly polarized patch antennas. Substrate weights can be reduced by factors of from 6 to 30 times using different types of high permittivity layers. This concept has numerous applications in electrically small and lightweight antenna elements, as well as in resonators, microwave lenses, and other electromagnetic devices.

    摘要翻译: 使用人造各向异性介电材料作为微带贴片天线基板,并且可以实现显着的天线重量减轻。 人造电介质由低介电常数层和高介电常数层构成。 平行于层的平面中的净有效介电常数被设计为构成层的介电常数之间的任何期望值。 这些层垂直地定向在贴片下方以支持与期望的谐振模式一致的电场。 衬底可以被设计用于线性和圆偏振贴片天线。 使用不同类型的高介电常数层,可以将基板重量降低6至30倍。 该概念在电力小且重量轻的天线元件以及谐振器,微波透镜和其它电磁装置中具有许多应用。

    Apparatus and method for broadband electromagnetic mode suppression in microwave and millimeterwave packages
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for broadband electromagnetic mode suppression in microwave and millimeterwave packages 有权
    微波和毫米波封装中宽带电磁模式抑制的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09000869B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-07

    申请号:US13276957

    申请日:2011-10-19

    摘要: A parallel plate waveguide structure may be configured to suppress spurious propagating modes by including a lossy frequency selective surface (FSS) formed from a resistive film. The electromagnetic material properties of individual layers disposed between the conductive plates of the waveguide may be engineered to extend the suppression band of the fundamental TE mode up to the cutoff frequency of the second TE mode, and to simultaneously create a multi-octave TM mode suppression band. Applications include, for example, cavity mode suppression in microwave and millimeterwave assemblies at the board, package, and chip level.

    摘要翻译: 平行板波导结构可以被配置为通过包括由电阻膜形成的有损频率选择表面(FSS)来抑制杂散传播模式。 布置在波导的导电板之间的各层的电磁材料性质可以被设计成将基本TE模式的抑制带扩展到第二TE模式的截止频率,并且同时产生多倍频程TM模式抑制 带。 应用包括例如在微波和毫米波组件中的板模,封装和芯片级的腔模抑制。

    Apparatus and method for electromagnetic mode suppression in microwave and millimeterwave packages
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for electromagnetic mode suppression in microwave and millimeterwave packages 有权
    微波和毫米波封装中电磁模式抑制的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08816798B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-26

    申请号:US12711923

    申请日:2010-02-24

    IPC分类号: H01P1/16 H01Q15/02

    摘要: A parallel plate waveguide structure may be configured to suppress spurious propagating modes by including a lossy frequency selective surface (FSS). The electromagnetic material properties of individual layers disposed between the conductive plates of the waveguide may be engineered to extend the suppression band of the fundamental TE mode up to the cutoff frequency of the second TE mode. Examples of mode suppression structures are presented and analyzed by transverse resonance models. Applications include, for example, cavity mode suppression in microwave and millimeterwave assemblies at the board, package, and chip level.

    摘要翻译: 平行板波导结构可以被配置为通过包括有损频率选择表面(FSS)来抑制杂散传播模式。 布置在波导的导电板之间的各层的电磁材料性质可以被设计成将基本TE模式的抑制带扩展到第二TE模式的截止频率。 通过横向共振模型呈现和分析模式抑制结构的示例。 应用包括例如在微波和毫米波组件中的板模,封装和芯片级的腔模抑制。

    ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTOR ANTENNAS WITH SHIELDED FEEDLINES
    10.
    发明申请
    ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTOR ANTENNAS WITH SHIELDED FEEDLINES 有权
    具有屏蔽馈线的人造磁导体天线

    公开(公告)号:US20140097995A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-10

    申请号:US13852482

    申请日:2013-03-28

    IPC分类号: H01Q9/04 H01Q19/10 H01Q9/06

    摘要: An antenna system is described which is comprised of an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC), an antenna element, and a feed network comprised of shielded feedlines whose outer conductor, or shield, is routed through the substrate of the AMC. The feedline outer conductor is connected to both the substantially continuous conductive surface and the array of capacitive patches forming the AMC. The shielded feedline suppresses the excitation of undesired TM modes within the AMC substrate, results in a stable return loss over a frequency range associated with the AMC's high surface impedance and surface wave bandgap.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种天线系统,其由人造磁导体(AMC),天线元件和馈线网络组成,该屏蔽馈线将外引线或屏蔽线穿过AMC的衬底。 馈线外导体连接到基本上连续的导电表面和形成AMC的电容性贴片的阵列。 屏蔽馈线抑制AMC衬底内不需要的TM模式的激发,导致与AMC高表面阻抗和表面波带隙相关的频率范围内的稳定回波损耗。