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Microwave polarizing lens structure
Assignee: Canada Minister of Communications
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Filing: 1991-04-04
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2011-04-04
Abstract
Abstract A microwave polarizing lens structure having two concentric hemispherical arrays of metallic linear scattering elements (dipoles) supported by thin walled dielectric shells. It has the property of controlling the sense of polarization, the ellipticity ratio and shape of the radiation pattern of the antenna contained within it.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M. T. Milne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/24; H01Q15/242; H01Q15/244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A microwave polarizing lens structure comprising two concentric separate arrays of linear metal dipole elements, the arrays being separated by a distance such that their reflections cancel at midband frequency, the dipole elements each having a length, separation and orientation as to impart a nominal 90° differential phase shift to two orthogonal vectors of a microwave signal passing through the structure and to impart a net phase shift such as to modify the transmission characteristics in the planes passing through the axis of symmetry.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A microwave polarizing lens structure comprising two concentric separate arrays of linear metal dipole elements, the arrays being separated by a distance such that their reflections cancel at midband frequency, the dipole elements each having a length, separation and orientation as to impart a nominal 90° differential phase shift to two orthogonal vectors of a microwave signal passing through the structure and to impart a net phase shift such as to modify the transmission characteristics in the planes passing through the axis of symmetry.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 1 in which the arrays are fixed to and are supported by dielectric shells, each having a thickness of less than about λ/60.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 2 in which each of said shells is hemispheric in shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 2, in which each dipole element is inclined by 45° relative to a local line of longitude.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 4, in which the locus of each dipole element is determined by the equation φ=log.sub.e (tan(θ/2+π/4)) where φ is the angular position in radians of the dipole element in azimuth, and φ is the angular position in radians of the dipole element in elevation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A lens structure as defined in claim 4 in in which the arrays are separated by about λ/8.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in one of claims 2-6 and further comprising an adaptive array antenna having a driven monopole disposed along a central axis of said shells and a ground plane having a diameter of about 2-4 wavelengths disposed in a plane normal to the central axis of the said shells and located below the said monopole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 2, in which the shells are ellipsoids.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 2 in which the shells are conical or truncated conical in shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 2 in which the shells are concentric cylinders.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A polarizing lens structure as defined in claim 2. in which the length of each dipole element is about λ/3 and the width of each dipole element is about λ/40.
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