GB2524761B - Wireless transceiver using an electromagnetic lens antenna - Google Patents

Wireless transceiver using an electromagnetic lens antenna

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GB2524761B
GB2524761B GB1405840.8A GB201405840A GB2524761B GB 2524761 B GB2524761 B GB 2524761B GB 201405840 A GB201405840 A GB 201405840A GB 2524761 B GB2524761 B GB 2524761B
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wireless transceiver
lens antenna
electromagnetic lens
electromagnetic
antenna
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Visa Pierre
Merlet Hervé
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q15/00Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
    • H01Q15/02Refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens, prism
    • H01Q15/04Refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens, prism comprising wave-guiding channel or channels bounded by effective conductive surfaces substantially perpendicular to the electric vector of the wave, e.g. parallel-plate waveguide lens
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
    • H01Q19/06Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/0006Particular feeding systems
    • H01Q21/0031Parallel-plate fed arrays; Lens-fed arrays
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/2605Array of radiating elements provided with a feedback control over the element weights, e.g. adaptive arrays
    • H01Q3/2647Retrodirective arrays
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WO2021021895A1 (en) * 2019-07-30 2021-02-04 Lunewave, Inc. Gradient-index lens based communication systems
US11163116B2 (en) 2019-04-30 2021-11-02 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Planar Luneburg lens system for two-dimensional optical beam steering
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US3422436A (en) * 1966-01-17 1969-01-14 Us Navy Omnidirectional retrodirective antenna
GB1166105A (en) * 1965-10-20 1969-10-08 Int Standard Electric Corp High Gain Antenna System with 360° Coverage
GB2331185A (en) * 1983-03-05 1999-05-12 Emi Ltd Antenna arrangement
WO2001028162A1 (en) * 1999-10-13 2001-04-19 Caly Corporation Spatially switched router for wireless data packets
US20030073463A1 (en) * 1997-03-03 2003-04-17 Joseph Shapira Active antenna array configuration and control for cellular communication systems
US20100066590A1 (en) * 2008-07-28 2010-03-18 Physical Domains, LLC Omnidirectional Retrodirective Antennas
GB2492081A (en) * 2011-06-20 2012-12-26 Canon Kk Smart antenna array with lens arrangement for portable devices
GB2509112A (en) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-25 Canon Kk Antenna system electromagnetic lens arrangement

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GB1166105A (en) * 1965-10-20 1969-10-08 Int Standard Electric Corp High Gain Antenna System with 360° Coverage
US3422436A (en) * 1966-01-17 1969-01-14 Us Navy Omnidirectional retrodirective antenna
GB2331185A (en) * 1983-03-05 1999-05-12 Emi Ltd Antenna arrangement
US20030073463A1 (en) * 1997-03-03 2003-04-17 Joseph Shapira Active antenna array configuration and control for cellular communication systems
WO2001028162A1 (en) * 1999-10-13 2001-04-19 Caly Corporation Spatially switched router for wireless data packets
US20100066590A1 (en) * 2008-07-28 2010-03-18 Physical Domains, LLC Omnidirectional Retrodirective Antennas
GB2492081A (en) * 2011-06-20 2012-12-26 Canon Kk Smart antenna array with lens arrangement for portable devices
GB2509112A (en) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-25 Canon Kk Antenna system electromagnetic lens arrangement

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11175562B2 (en) 2016-06-22 2021-11-16 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Methods and systems for optical beam steering
US11163116B2 (en) 2019-04-30 2021-11-02 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Planar Luneburg lens system for two-dimensional optical beam steering
US11579363B2 (en) 2019-04-30 2023-02-14 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Planar Luneburg lens system for two-dimensional optical beam steering
WO2021021895A1 (en) * 2019-07-30 2021-02-04 Lunewave, Inc. Gradient-index lens based communication systems

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