Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Two-dimensional planar and crossover-free beamforming network architecture
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Application No.: US18349907Application Date: 2023-07-10
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Publication No.: US12027779B1Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Julian A. Brown , Benjamin F. Lane , Hannah Clevenson , Lucas D. Benney , Michael G. Moebius , Robin M. A. Dawson , Steven J. Spector
- Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
- Current Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
- Main IPC: H01Q3/40
- IPC: H01Q3/40

Abstract:
An antenna system has a two-dimensional field of view, yet can be implemented on a surface, such as on electronic or photonic integrated circuits. The antenna system includes an array of antennas disposed in a predetermined non-linear pattern and a two-dimensional beamforming network (BFN). The antenna system can be steered/selectively beamformed in two dimensions through beam port selection. The beamforming network is disposed entirely on a single first surface. The beamforming network has a one-dimensional array-side interface disposed on the first surface and a one-dimensional beam-side interface disposed on the first surface. The antennas of the array of antennas are individually communicably coupled to the array-side interface. Segments of the beam-side interface map to respective pixels in the two-dimensional field of view.
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