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US 12,347,939 · App. 17/885,754 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Phased array antenna and antenna for phased array antenna

Inventors: Kwok Wa Leung (Kowloon, HK); Zhili Su (Kowloon, HK); Kai Lu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
H01Q3/36H01Q9/0485
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Patent No.
US 12,347,939
App. No.
17/885,754
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antenna for a phased array antenna. The antenna includes a substrate, a radiation element arranged on the substrate, and a radiation pattern shaping mechanism operable to reduce central radiation provided by the radiation element during operation.

Claims (38)

1. An antenna for a phased array antenna, comprising:

a substrate;

a dielectric radiation element arranged on the substrate;

a radiation pattern shaping mechanism operable to reduce central radiation provided by the radiation element during operation; and

wherein the radiation pattern shaping mechanism comprising a ring-shaped element arranged on the substrate and defining an opening that receives a first portion of the dielectric resonator element, such that the first portion is surrounded by the ring-shaped element; the dielectric resonator element having a second portion that extends out of the opening in a direction away from the substrate.

2. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the central radiation is a central radiation in H-plane and/or E-plane of the dielectric radiation element.

3. The antenna of claim 2 , wherein the radiation pattern shaping mechanism is further operable to increase a beamwidth of radiation provided by the dielectric radiation element during operation.

4. The antenna of claim 3 , wherein the beamwidth is a beamwidth of radiation in the H-plane and/or the E-plane of the dielectric radiation element.

5. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped element and the dielectric resonator element are not in direct contact.

6. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped element is a metallic element.

7. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped element has an annular shape.

8. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein a height of the ring-shaped element is less than half of a height of the dielectric resonator element.

9. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the radiation pattern shaping mechanism further comprises a dielectric element arranged on the dielectric resonator element, and the dielectric element is operable to facilitate resonance in the dielectric resonator element during operation.

10. The antenna of claim 9 , wherein a dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the dielectric element is less than a dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the dielectric resonator element such that a quasi-magnetic interface is formed between the dielectric element and the dielectric resonator element.

11. The antenna of claim 10 , wherein the dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the dielectric element is less than half of the dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the dielectric resonator element.

12. The antenna of claim 9 , wherein a height of the dielectric element is less than a height of the dielectric resonator element.

13. The antenna of claim 9 , wherein the dielectric element and the dielectric resonator element are coaxial and have the same cross sectional shape and/or size.

14. The antenna of claim 13 , wherein the dielectric element and the dielectric resonator element form a cylinder with the dielectric resonator element defining a lower cylindrical portion and the dielectric element defining an upper cylindrical portion.

15. The antenna of claim 9 , wherein the dielectric element and the dielectric resonator element are integrally formed.

16. The antenna of claim 9 ,

wherein the dielectric element is a first dielectric element; and

wherein the radiation pattern shaping mechanism further comprises a second dielectric element arranged on the first dielectric element.

17. The antenna of claim 16 , wherein a dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the second dielectric element is larger than a dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the first dielectric element.

18. The antenna of claim 17 , wherein the dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the second dielectric element is the same as a dielectric constant or effective dielectric constant of the dielectric resonator element.

19. The antenna of claim 16 , wherein a height of the second dielectric element is less than a height of the first dielectric element.

20. The antenna of claim 16 , wherein the first dielectric element, the second dielectric element, and the dielectric resonator element are integrally formed.

21. The antenna of claim 16 , wherein the first dielectric element, the second dielectric element, and the dielectric resonator element form a cylinder, with the dielectric resonator element defining a lower cylindrical portion, the first dielectric element defining a middle cylindrical portion, and the second dielectric element defining an upper cylindrical portion.

22. The antenna of claim 1 , wherein the antenna further comprises: a slot feed mechanism with a feed slot, the feed slot and the dielectric resonator element defining a gap.

23. A phased array antenna comprising at least one of the antenna of claim 1 .

24. The phased array antenna of claim 23 , wherein the phased array antenna provide a scan range of at least ±50° with a gain fluctuation less than 2 dB in the scan range.

25. The phased array antenna of claim 23 , wherein the phased array antenna provide a scan range of at least ±70° with a gain fluctuation less than 2 dB in the scan range.

26. The phased array antenna of claim 23 , wherein the phased array antenna provide a scan range of at least ±70° with a gain fluctuation less than 1 dB in the scan range.

27. A phased array antenna comprising:

a substrate;

at least two dielectric radiation elements arranged on the substrate;

at least two radiation pattern shaping mechanisms, each associated with a respective one of the at least two radiation elements, operable to reduce central radiation provided by a corresponding one of the at least two radiation elements during operation; and

wherein each of the radiation pattern shaping mechanisms comprises a ring-shaped element arranged on the substrate and defining an opening that receives a first portion of the respective dielectric resonator element, such that the first portion is surrounded by the ring-shaped element;

the dielectric resonator element having a second portion that extends out of the opening in a direction away from the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2022
From: LEUNG, KWOK WA; SU, ZHILI; LU, KAI
To: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
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