IP Library Granted Patent US 11,476,588
Granted Patent B2
US 11,476,588 · App. 16/391,236 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Meta-structure antenna system with adaptive frequency-based power compensation

Inventors: Maha Achour (Palo Alto, CA); Raul Alidio (Palo Alto, CA); Chiara Pelletti (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: METAWAVE Corporation
H01Q21/0025G01S7/03G01S7/032G01S7/4013G01S13/02G01S13/4463G01S13/931H01Q1/3233H01Q1/36H01Q3/34H01Q13/22H01Q21/064G01S7/35G01S13/343G01S13/345G01S2013/0254H04W16/28
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Patent No.
US 11,476,588
App. No.
16/391,236
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples disclosed herein relate to a Meta-Structure (“MTS”) antenna system with adaptive frequency-based power compensation. The MTS antenna system includes a radiating array structure having a plurality of radiating elements, and a transmission array structure coupled to the radiating array structure and feeding a transmission signal through to the radiating array structure. The transmission array structure has a plurality of super element transmission paths, each having a plurality of vias to form transmission paths and a plurality of slots for feeding the transmission signal to the radiating array structure, and a plurality of power amplifiers coupled to an adaptive feedback module, each power amplifier coupled to a super element transmission path, the adaptive feedback module to adjust a power gain at a center frequency.

Claims (39)

1. A Meta-Structure (“MTS”) antenna system with adaptive frequency-based power compensation, comprising:

a radiating array structure comprising a plurality of radiating elements; and

a transmission array structure coupled to the radiating array structure and configured to feed a transmission signal to the radiating array structure, the transmission array structure comprising:

a plurality of transmission paths, each transmission path having a plurality of vias defining boundaries of the respective transmission path and a plurality of slots configured to feed the transmission signal to the radiating array structure;

a plurality of power amplifiers coupled to the plurality of transmission paths; and

an adaptive feedback module coupled to the plurality of power amplifiers, the adaptive feedback module configured to adjust power levels of the plurality of power amplifiers at a set of frequencies, wherein the adaptive feedback module comprises a look-up table that stores a set of the power levels corresponding to the set of frequencies.

2. The MTS antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the adaptive feedback module is configured to sense a frequency of the transmission signal from the plurality of transmission paths.

3. The MTS antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the radiating elements comprise meta-structures.

4. The MTS antenna system of claim 1 , further comprising a phase control module configured to change a plurality of phases of signals propagating through the transmission array structure.

5. The MTS antenna system of claim 1 , wherein each of the power amplifiers is coupled to one of the transmission paths.

6. The MTS antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the slots in each transmission path are equidistant from a center line of the respective transmission path.

7. A radiating structure, comprising:

a plurality of slotted transmission lines, comprising:

a plurality of vias defining boundaries of each slotted transmission line;

a plurality of slots are positioned along a length of each slotted transmission line; and

a plurality of irises positioned along the length of each slotted transmission line;

an array of radiating elements proximate above the slotted transmission lines that enables a transmission signal to be received from the slotted transmission lines and is configured to generate a radiation pattern corresponding to the transmission signal;

a variable power amplifier coupled to the plurality of slotted transmission lines; and

a power compensation module coupled to the variable power amplifier, wherein the power compensation module comprises a look-up table that stores a set of power levels corresponding to a set of frequencies.

8. The radiating structure as in claim 7 , wherein the slots are evenly spaced along the length of each slotted transmission line.

9. The radiating structure as in claim 8 , wherein the slots are equidistant from a center line of each slotted transmission line.

10. The radiating structure as in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of irises are positioned in sets of irises opposite each of the slots.

11. The radiating structure as in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of irises extend through a layer of the radiating structure.

12. The radiating structure as in claim 7 , further comprising a reactance control module configured to adjust a phase of the array of radiating elements.

13. The radiating structure as in claim 12 , wherein the reactance control module comprises at least one varactor coupled between conductors in the array of radiating elements.

14. The radiating structure of claim 7 , wherein the power compensation module is configured to adjust a power gain from the variable power amplifier to compensate for antenna squint in the radiating structure.

15. The radiating structure of claim 7 , wherein the power compensation module is configured to sense a frequency of the transmission signal at a location of the slotted transmission lines.

16. An antenna system, comprising:

a radiating array structure of radiating elements, the radiating elements arranged in a set of subarrays;

a feed network configured to provide a plurality of signals to the radiating array structure through a transmission array structure;

an antenna control module configured to control the radiating array structure; and

a frequency-based power compensation module coupled to the antenna control module and configured to adjust a power level to the feed network based on changes in frequency, wherein the frequency-based power compensation module comprises a look-up table that stores a set of power levels corresponding to a set of frequencies.

17. The antenna system of claim 16 , wherein the radiating elements comprise meta-structures.

18. The antenna system of claim 16 , wherein the transmission array structure comprises a plurality of slotted transmission lines, comprising:

a plurality of vias defining boundaries of each slotted transmission line;

a plurality of slots positioned along a length of each slotted transmission line; and

a plurality of irises positioned along the length of each slotted transmission line.

19. The antenna system of claim 16 , wherein the frequency-based power compensation module further comprises a variable power amplifier coupled to the look-up table to adjust the power level to the feed network.

20. The antenna system of claim 16 , wherein each of the radiating element is a meta-structure.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2022
From: METAWAVE CORPORATION
To: BDCM A2 LLC
Reel/Frame 059454/0555 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2019
From: ACHOUR, MAHA; ALIDIO, RAUL INOCENCIO; PELLETTI, CHIARA
To: METAWAVE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049756/0205 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62660888 · Apr 20, 2018
Related Publication 20190326684A1 · Oct 24, 2019