Controlled lens antenna apparatus and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9515388-B2
Application number	US-201314056288-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2013
Priority date	Oct 17, 2012
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

Present configuration concerns microelectronics; for instance, compact antenna devices applied in mobile communications and other equipment operating in millimeter range. The controlled lens antenna apparatus may include antenna elements in an integrated circuit configured to transmit beams. The apparatus may also include a dielectric lens antenna configured to generate a plane wave based in the beams transmitted. The apparatus may include a plate configured to deflect the generated plane wave at a random angle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controlled lens antenna apparatus, comprising:
antenna elements in an integrated circuit configured to transmit beams;
a dielectric lens antenna configured to generate a plane wave based in the beams transmitted; and
a plate configured to deflect the generated plane wave at a random angle and the dielectric lens antenna comprises:
a dielectric lens body with a first relative dielectric conductivity;
a dielectric lens fill piece with a second relative dielectric conductivity, the dielectric lens fill piece being a hyperboloid fill piece; and
a matching dielectric lens covering with a third relative dielectric conductivity; and

wherein the second relative dielectric conductivity is larger than the first relative dielectric conductivity and is determined based on the first relative dielectric conductivity and an angle between hyperboloid axes of the hyperboloid fill piece, wherein the third relative dielectric conductivity is determined based on the second relative dielectric conductivity, and wherein a source of waves is placed in hyperboloid focus of the hyperboloid fill piece.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein a dielectric lens of the dielectric lens antenna comprises a hemispherical part and a cylindrical continuation and is formed of a dielectric substance.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the antenna elements are located on a plane surface of a cylindrical continuation of a dielectric lens of the dielectric lens antenna.

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric lens antenna is homogeneous or composite.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controlled lens antenna apparatus is formed on a high-resistance semi-conductive substrate.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the dielectric lens body comprises a relative dielectric conductivity ∈ 1 and the dielectric lens fill piece is the hyperboloid fill piece with relative dielectric conductivity ∈ 2 .

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein a dependence of relative dielectric conductivities ∈ 1 and ∈ 2 of the dielectric lens antenna comprises ∈ 2 =∈ 1 (1+tg(φ/2)), where φ is the angle between hyperboloid axes.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein a deviation angle of the plate is determined through arcsin(d/s), where d is a propagation difference, s is a distance between centers of contact electrodes of the plate.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plate comprises ferroelectric ceramic plates and corresponding layers.

10. A controlled lens antenna apparatus, comprising:
antenna elements in an integrated circuit configured to transmit beams;
a dielectric lens antenna configured to generate a plane wave based in the beams transmitted, wherein a lens of the dielectric lens antenna comprises a hemispherical part with a predetermined radius and a cylindrical continuation having a predetermined length; and
a deflecting plate comprising contact electrodes and configured to deflect the generated plane wave at a random angle using a relationship between a propagation difference of the beams and a distance between centers of the contact electrodes,
and the dielectric lens antenna comprises:
a dielectric lens body with a first relative dielectric conductivity;
a dielectric lens fill piece with a second relative dielectric conductivity; and
a matching dielectric lens covering with a third relative dielectric conductivity; and

wherein the second relative dielectric conductivity is larger than the first relative dielectric conductivity and is determined based on the first relative dielectric conductivity and an angle between hyperboloid axes of the hyperboloid fill piece,
wherein, the third relative dielectric conductivity is determined based on the second relative dielectric conductivity, and
wherein a source of waves is placed in hyperboloid focus of the hyperboloid fill piece.

11. The apparatus as recited in claim 10 , wherein the antenna elements are located on a plane surface of the cylindrical continuation.

12. The apparatus as recited in claim 10 , wherein the dielectric lens antenna is homogeneous or composite.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 10 , wherein the dielectric lens body comprises a relative dielectric conductivity ∈ 1 and the dielectric lens fill piece is the hyperboloid fill piece with relative dielectric conductivity ∈ 2 .

14. The apparatus as recited in claim 10 , wherein a dependence of relative dielectric conductivities ∈ 1 and ∈ 2 of the dielectric lens antenna comprises ∈ 2 =∈ 1 (1+tg(φ/2)), where φ is the angle between hyperboloid axes.

15. The apparatus as recited in claim 10 , wherein a deviation angle of the deflecting plate is determined through arcsin(d/s), where d is a propagation difference, s is a distance between centers of contact electrodes of the deflecting plate.

16. The apparatus as recited in claim 10 , wherein the deflecting plate comprises ferroelectric ceramic plates and corresponding layers.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chernokalov Alexander Guennadievich
• Nikishov Artem Yurievich
• Dunaeva Maria Andreevna

Classifications

• H01Q15/08

  formed of solid dielectric material · CPC title

• H01Q3/245

  in the focal plane of a focussing device · CPC title

• H01Q19/062

  for focusing · CPC title

• H01Q15/02 Primary

  Refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens, prism · CPC title