Wireless signal receiver device
An exemplary embodiment provides a signal receiver device capable of detecting a radio communication signal with a high signal-to-noise ratio while internally canceling an environmental noise. A signal receiver device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a first signal detection element; and a second signal detection element electrically connected to the first signal detection element and provided with a blocking member for attenuating a communication signal among received RF signals. The signal receiver device is configured to output a difference between a first detection signal detected by the first signal detection element and a second detection signal detected by the second signal detection element as a detected receive signal.
1 . An antenna detecting RF signals including a communication signal and a noise signal, comprising:
a first signal detection element; and
a second signal detection element electrically connected to the first signal detection element and provided with a blocking member including one or more of a frequency selective surface, a polarization selective surface, or a selective shielding structure, configured to selectively attenuate the communication signal relative to the noise signal among received RF signals,
wherein the antenna is configured to output a difference between a first detection signal detected by the first signal detection element and a second detection signal detected by the second signal detection element as a detected receive signal.
2 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element are connected in series such that the first detection signal and the second detection signal are cancelled at least partially.
3 . The antenna of claim 2 , wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element are connected such that a direction of current according to a reception of the RF signal in the first signal detection element is opposite to the direction of current according to the reception of the RF signal in the second signal detection element.
4 . The antenna of claim 3 , wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element include loop antennas wound in opposite directions.
5 . The antenna of claim 4 , wherein the first signal detection element comprises a first loop antenna wound in a first direction,
wherein the second signal detection element comprises a second loop antenna wound in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
6 . The antenna of claim 5 , wherein the first loop antenna and the second loop antenna are disposed such that a plane formed by the first loop antenna and a plane formed by the second loop antenna do not coincide but are parallel to each other.
7 . The antenna of claim 6 , wherein the first loop antenna and the second loop antenna are disposed such that a central axis of the first loop antenna coincides with a central axis of the second loop antenna.
8 . The antenna of claim 6 , wherein a second end of the first loop antenna where the winding of the first loop antenna ends and a first end of the second loop antenna where the winding of the second loop antenna starts are electrically connected to each other.
9 . The antenna of claim 5 , wherein the first loop antenna and the second loop antenna are disposed on a same plane.
10 . The antenna of claim 9 , further comprising:
a first connecting portion connecting a second end of the first signal detection portion where the first loop antenna ends and a first end of the second signal detection portion where the second loop antenna starts; and
a second connecting portion connecting a second end of the second signal detection portion where the second loop antenna ends to an end of a feeding line,
wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged to be twisted and cross each other.
11 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the blocking member of the second signal detection element is a frequency selective surface (FSS) suitable for attenuating a signal of a same frequency as a frequency of the communication signal.
12 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the blocking member of the second signal detection element is a polarization selective surface (PSS) suitable for attenuating a signal having a same polarization as a polarization of the communication signal.
13 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the blocking member of the second signal detection element comprises a coating layer formed on a surface of the second signal detection element.
14 . The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the blocking member of the second signal detection element is provided on a surface of a frame accommodating the second signal detection element.
15 . The antenna of claim 1 , further comprising:
an amplifier for amplifying a difference between detection signals of the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element.
16 . A signal receiver device, comprising:
an antenna for detecting an RF signal including a communication signal and a noise signal, and outputting a detected receive signal; and
a signal processing circuit amplifying the detected receive signal, and demodulating and decoding an amplified signal to reconstruct data included in the detected receive signal,
wherein the antenna comprises:
a first signal detection element; and
a second signal detection element electrically connected to the first signal detection element and provided with a blocking member including one or more of a frequency selective surface, a polarization selective surface, or a selective shielding structure, configured to selectively attenuate the communication signal relative to the noise signal among the RF signal,
wherein the signal receiver device is configured to output a difference between a first detection signal detected by the first signal detection element and a second detection signal detected by the second signal detection element as the detected receive signal.
17 . The signal receiver device of claim 16 , wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element are connected in series such that the first detection signal and the second detection signal are cancelled at least partially.
18 . The signal receiver device of claim 17 , wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element are connected such that a direction of current according to a reception of the RF signal in the first signal detection element is opposite to the direction of current according to the reception of the RF signal in the second signal detection element.
19 . A wireless signal receiving method, comprising:
detecting an RF signal comprising a communication signal and a noise signal by a first detection element of an antenna to generate a first detection signal;
intentionally attenuating the communication signal relative to the noise signal among the RF signal based on an attribute of the communication signal and detecting an intentionally and selectively attenuated RF signal by a second detection element of the antenna to generate a second detection signal; and
combining the first and second detection signals such that noise signal components included in the detection results are canceled to generate a receive signal including communication signal component.
20 . The wireless signal receiving method of claim 19 , wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element have a same size and gain, but have a phase difference of 180 degrees from each other,
wherein the first signal detection element and the second signal detection element are connected in series.