The invention discloses an amplitude-
phase control unit, an
antenna array, a
radio frequency front-
end system, communication equipment, a unit-level amplitude-
phase control method and an active
phased array architecture. Wherein the unit comprises two ports and a patch working in a quasi TM01 mode; when the two ports are excited according to the
amplitude ratio P1 / P2 from 1 to 10, the
radiation zero point position of the unit deviates towards a positive angle, and when the two ports are excited according to the
phase difference # imgabs0 # from 0 degree to 180 degrees, the main
beam direction of the unit gradually deflects from the end emission direction to the side emission direction. The units form an
antenna array, and scanning can be carried out through a unit-level amplitude-
phase control method. Compared with an existing scheme, the
antenna array has the advantages that the
radiation zero point position and the main
beam direction can be regulated and controlled without any active device, the size is compact, the manufacturing process is simple and the like, and during large-angle scanning, compared with an antenna array using a
fixed beam antenna unit, the main beam
gain of the antenna array is improved, and the antenna array is more compact in structure. And the sidelobe level of the array directional diagram is reduced.