Wireless transceiver having receive antennas and transmit antennas with orthogonal polarizations in a phased array antenna panel
A wireless communications system includes a first transceiver with a first phased array antenna panel having horizontal-polarization receive antennas and vertical-polarization transmit antennas, where the horizontal-polarization receive antennas form a first receive beam based on receive phase and receive amplitude information provided by a first master chip, the vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a first transmit beam based on transmit phase and transmit amplitude information provided by the first master chip. The wireless communications system may include a second transceiver having vertical-polarization receive antennas and horizontal-polarization transmit antennas in a second phased array antenna panel, where the vertical-polarization receive antennas form a second receive beam based on receive phase and receive amplitude information provided by a second master chip, the horizontal-polarization transmit antennas form a second transmit beam based on transmit phase and transmit amplitude information provided by the second master chip.
1. A system, comprising:
a phased array antenna panel comprising a first transceiver and a first master chip, wherein
said first transceiver comprises horizontal-polarization receive antennas and vertical-polarization transmit antennas,
said horizontal-polarization receive antennas form a first receive beam based on a first receive phase information and receive amplitude information provided by said first master chip,
said vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a first transmit beam based on a first transmit phase information and transmit amplitude information provided by said first master chip; and
a second transceiver having vertical-polarization receive antennas and horizontal-polarization transmit antennas.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said first transceiver is a mobile transceiver on a vehicle, and said second transceiver is in a satellite.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said second transceiver has a second phased array antenna panel with said vertical-polarization receive antennas and said horizontal-polarization transmit antennas, said vertical-polarization receive antennas form a second receive beam based on a second receive phase information and receive amplitude information provided by a second master chip, said horizontal-polarization transmit antennas form a second transmit beam based on a second transmit phase information and transmit amplitude information provided by said second master chip.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said first receive phase information and said receive amplitude information for said horizontal-polarization receive antennas is provided by a first RF front end chip that is connected to said first master chip.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein said first transmit phase information and said transmit amplitude information for said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is provided by said first RF front end chip that is connected to said first master chip.
6. The system of claim 4 , wherein said first transmit phase information and transmit amplitude information for said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is provided by a second RF front end chip that is connected to said first master chip.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is approximately half-way between two of said horizontal-polarization receive antennas.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is approximately centered between four of said horizontal-polarization receive antennas.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein said vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a rectangular cluster or a non-rectangular cluster surrounded by said horizontal-polarization receive antennas.
10. A device, comprising:
a phased array antenna panel comprising a first transceiver and a first master chip, wherein
said first transceiver comprises horizontal-polarization receive antennas and vertical-polarization transmit antennas,
said horizontal-polarization receive antennas form a first receive beam based on a first receive phase information and receive amplitude information provided by said first master chip,
said vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a first transmit beam based on a first transmit phase information and transmit amplitude information provided by said first master chip.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein said first transceiver is configured to communicate with a second transceiver having vertical-polarization receive antennas and horizontal-polarization transmit antennas.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein said second transceiver has a second phased array antenna panel with said vertical-polarization receive antennas and said horizontal-polarization transmit antennas, said vertical-polarization receive antennas form a second receive beam based on a second receive phase information and receive amplitude information provided by a second master chip, said horizontal-polarization transmit antennas form a second transmit beam based on a second transmit phase information and transmit amplitude information provided by said second master chip.
13. The device of claim 10 , wherein said first receive phase information and said receive amplitude information for said horizontal-polarization receive antennas is provided by a first RF front end chip that is connected to said first master chip.
14. The device of claim 10 , wherein said first transmit phase information and said transmit amplitude information for said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is provided by a first RF front end chip that is connected to said first master chip.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein said first transmit phase information and transmit amplitude information for said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is provided by a second RF front end chip that is connected to said first master chip.
16. The device of claim 10 , wherein each of said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is approximately half-way between two of said horizontal-polarization receive antennas.
17. The device of claim 10 , wherein each of said vertical-polarization transmit antennas is approximately centered between four of said horizontal-polarization receive antennas.
18. The device of claim 10 , wherein said vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a rectangular cluster or a non-rectangular cluster surrounded by said horizontal-polarization receive antennas.