Method and system for a leaky wave antenna as a load on a power amplifier
View Patent ↗Methods and systems for utilizing a leaky wave antenna as a load on a power amplifier are disclosed and may include configuring one or more leaky wave antennas as a load for one or more power amplifiers (PAs) in a wireless device. RF signals may be transmitted via the leaky wave antennas which may be integrated on the chip, a package to which the chip is affixed, or on a printed circuit board to which the chip is affixed. The antennas may include an inductive load and/or a balun for the one or more PAs. The leaky wave antennas may be impedance matched to the PAs. The PAs may amplify a signal to be transmitted, and an output power of the PAs may be configured by controlling a bias voltage for the PAs.
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
utilizing one or more circuits comprising one or more power amplifiers integrated on a chip in a wireless device:
configuring one or more leaky wave antennas which are coupled to said one or more power amplifiers, to operate as a load for said one or more power amplifiers;
configuring a variable input impedance of each of said one or more leaky wave antennas by adjusting a position of one or more feed points.
2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising transmitting RF signals via said one or more leaky wave antennas.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas are integrated on said chip.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas are integrated on a package to which said chip is affixed.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas are integrated on a printed circuit board to which said chip is affixed.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas comprise an inductive load on said one or more power amplifiers.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas comprise a balun for said one or more power amplifiers.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is impedance matched to said one or more power amplifiers.
9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising amplifying a signal to be transmitted utilizing said one or more power amplifiers.
10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising configuring an output power of said one or more power amplifiers by controlling a bias voltage for said one or more power amplifiers.
11. A system for enabling communication, the system comprising:
one or more circuits comprising one or more power amplifiers, said one or more circuits being integrated on a chip, wherein:
said one or more circuits are operable to configure one or more leaky wave antennas, which are coupled to said one or more power amplifiers, to operate as a load for said one or more power amplifiers;
each of said one or more leaky wave antennas is configured to provide a variable input impedance by adjusting a position of one or more feed points.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to transmit RF signals via said one or more leaky wave antennas.
13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas are integrated on said chip.
14. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas are integrated on a package to which said chip is affixed.
15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas are integrated on a printed circuit board to which said chip is affixed.
16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas comprise an inductive load on said one or more power amplifier.
17. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas comprise a balun for said one or more power amplifiers.
18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more leaky wave antennas is impedance matched to said one or more power amplifiers.
19. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to amplify a signal to be transmitted utilizing said one or more power amplifiers.
20. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to configure an output power of said one or more power amplifiers by controlling a bias voltage for said one or more power amplifiers.