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- Patent Title: Beam steering antenna transmitter, multi-user antenna MIMO transmitter and related methods of communication
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Application No.: US17495634Application Date: 2021-10-06
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Publication No.: US11721896B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Shouyuan Shi , Dennis Prather , Janusz Murakowski , Matthew Konkol
- Applicant: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Agency: Muir Patent Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: H01Q3/26
- IPC: H01Q3/26 ; H01Q5/22 ; H01Q21/24 ; H01Q21/22

Abstract:
In the disclosed optically-fed transmitting phased-array architecture, transmitting signals are converted between the electrical domain and the optical domain by using electro-optic (EO) modulators and photodiodes. RF signal(s) generated from a relatively low frequency source modulate an optical carrier signal. This modulated optical signal can be remotely imparted to photodiodes via optical fibers. Desired RF signals may be recovered by photo-mixing at the photodiodes whose wired RF outputs are then transmitted to radiating elements of the antennas. The antenna array may generate a physical RF beam that transmits an RF signal that is focused on one or more selectable locations. Multiple RF beams may be simultaneously generated, each RF beam being capable of being directed to focus on a unique location or set of locations.
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