601 results about "Dual band antenna" patented technology

A dual-band antenna matching system and a method for dual-band impedance matching are provided. The method comprises: accepting a frequency-dependent impedance from an antenna; and, selectively supplying a conjugate impedance match for the antenna at either a first and a second communication band, or a third and a fourth communication band. More specifically, the method comprises: tuning a first tuning circuit to a first frequency; and, simultaneously tuning a second tuning circuit to a second frequency. In response, a conjugate match is supplied to the antenna in the first communication band in response to the first frequency. Simultaneously, the antenna is matched in the second communication band in response to the second frequency. When the first tuning circuit is tuned to a third frequency, and the second tuning circuit is tuned to a fourth frequency, then conjugate matches are supplied for the third and fourth communication bands, responsive to the third and fourth frequencies, respectively.

A multi-band planar antenna applicable as an internal antenna in small-sized mobile stations, and to a radio device including an antenna according to the invention. The basis is a conventional dual band PIFA with its feeding and shorting conductors and a non-conducting slot. The planar element (220) has a second slot (232) known as such, which starts at the edge of the planar element on the other side of the feeding conductor (221) and shorting conductor (211) than the above-mentioned slot (231). In addition the structure comprises a second shorting conductor (212) on the other side of the second slot, than the feeding conductor. The second slot acts as a radiator, which for instance broadens the upper band of a dual band antenna. The second shorting conductor facilitates a better matching of a multi-band antenna than in corresponding prior art antennas. The antenna is simple, and its manufacturing costs are relatively low.

One or more of the embodiments of a dual band stacked patch antenna described herein employ an integrated arrangement of a global positioning system (GPS) antenna and a satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) antenna. The dual band antenna receives right hand circularly polarized GPS signals in a first frequency band, left hand circularly polarized SDARS signals in a second frequency band, and vertical linear polarized SDARS signals in the second band. The dual band antenna includes a ground plane element, an upper radiating element (which is primarily utilized to receive SDARS signals), dielectric material between the ground plane element and the upper radiating element, and a lower radiating element (which is primarily utilized to receive GPS signals) surrounded by the dielectric material. The dual band antenna uses only one conductive signal feed to receive both GPS and SDARS signals.

A low-profile dual-band antenna includes a ground plane. An “E”-shaped metal plate is located a first distance from the ground plane and includes first and second outer extensions and an inner extension of the metal plate. A feed tab connects the inner extension and the ground plane. A shorting tab connects the inner extension and the ground plane. The low-profile dual-band antenna communicates first radio frequency (RF) signals in a first RF band and second RF signals in a second RF band. The first RF signals and the second RF signals are vertical polarized signals. The low-profile dual-band antenna produces a radiation pattern that is omnidirectional in the azimuth plane and vertically polarized in a horizontal plane when communicating the first RF signals and the second RF signals. The first RF band and the second RF band can be independently tuned.

An apparatus and method using a front internal dual band television antenna or a pair of internal dual band antennas for a portable entertainment module having a housing and a display screen. A front spiral antenna is embedded in the housing around the periphery of the display screen and is tuned to compensate for the influence nearby components. A rear logo-periodic antenna is located inside the rear of the housing and is modified to have various environmental openings to fit around existing components, vents and structures in the housing. Any pair of different antenna architectures could be used.

A dual-band antenna is provided that combines two normally disparate communications modes into a single compact aperture minimizing overall mass and volume, while maintaining high performance efficiency and reciprocity of each individual mode. The antenna is compatible with both optical (near-IR / visible) and RF (microwave / millimeter-wave) transceiver subsystems for high bandwidth communications, applicable primarily to long- to extremely long-range (space-to-ground) link distances. The optical link provides high bandwidth while the RF provides a lower data-rate weather backup, accommodation for traditional navigation techniques, and assistance in cueing the extremely tight optical beam by matching the RF beamwidth to an optical fine-steering mechanism field-of-regard. The configuration is built around a near-diffraction-limited high performance primary mirror shared by both a direct-fed RF antenna design and a Cassegrain optical telescope. Material properties are exploited to combine the optical secondary mirror with the RF feed structure, providing a collimated optical beam interface at the antenna vertex.

An electrically small dual-band planar tunable UHF / L-Band antenna. In one example, the dual-band antenna includes a combination of a semi-spiral antenna for the UHF frequencies and a microstrip patch antenna for the L-band frequencies.

An apparatus of antenna with heat slug and its fabricating process are provided, in which the antenna with heat slug can be realized with a single sheet or double sheets of metal. A dual-band antenna module with a mask cover is taken as an example to realize the apparatus. Each single sheet of metal can be achieved by simply cutting and bending a metal plate. Thereby, it is a simple and low-cost fabricating process. In the known fabricating process of integrated circuit, the heat slug and the antenna can be combined in a module at the same step. Therefore, integrating the antenna with heat slug in a fabricating process needs not to develop a new process.

A distributed broadband, omni-dual-band monopole antenna system for use in a Wi-Fi access point. The distributed omni-dual-band antenna system may include an antenna array that includes 4, 6, or 8 monopole antennas arranged in a circular array fashion along the perimeter of the access point. Each monopole antenna may be associated with a single Wi-Fi radio of the access point, and each of the antennas for the different radios are interleaved in order to provide omni-coverage with minimal distortion; that is, each antenna of the access point is alternated with antennas for different radios. A broadband printed omni-dual-band monopole antenna comprising three horizontal radiating elements arranged in an S-shape and a single vertical radiating element connected to the bottom-most horizontal radiating element is also disclosed.

An internal planar antenna for small radio apparatuses. The ground plane (310) of the planar antenna is shaped such that it improves the matching of the antenna. The shaping may be done by means of one or more slots (315, 316) in the ground plane. The slot suitably changes the electrical length of the ground plane as viewed from the short-circuit point (S) so that the ground plane will function as a radiator in an operating band of the antenna. Also the slot (331) in the ground plane can be arranged to function as an additional radiator in an operating band of the antenna. Antenna gain will increase as the matching is improved, and the upper band of a dual band antenna, for example, can be made broader.

A dual-band antenna, a method of manufacturing the same and a wireless networking card incorporating the antenna. In one embodiment, the antenna includes: (1) a substrate, (2) an inverted F antenna printed circuit supported by the substrate and tuned to resonate in a first frequency band and (3) a monopole antenna printed circuit supported by the substrate, connected to the inverted F antenna printed circuit and tuned to resonate in a second frequency band.

A patch antenna for achieving a vertically-polarized radiation pattern is described. The patch antenna includes a closed-curve slot within which a signal feed point is located. Parasitic slots are disposed outside or inside the closed-curve slot. In one embodiment, the closed-curve slot is a ring slot and the parasitic slots are arc slots having a common center point with the ring slot. The antenna may further include a lower patch capable of producing a different radiation pattern with different polarization and at a different frequency band, to result in a dual-band antenna. The dual-band antenna may operate in the 5.9 GHz DSRC and 1.575 GHz GPS bands.

The present invention discloses an architecture for a concurrent dual-band high-frequency receiver. The invention combines a concurrent dual-band front-end subsystem having a dual-band antenna, dual-band pre-amplifier filter and concurrent dual-band LNA with a novel image rejection downconverter to provide the functions of a typical receiver, including reception, amplification and downconversion of a signal in two discrete desired frequency bands simultaneously.

A dielectric resonator antenna having a resonator formed from a dielectric material mounted on a ground plane with a conductive skirt. The ground plane is formed from a conductive material. First and second probes are electrically coupled to the resonator for providing first and second signals, respectively, to or receiving from the resonator. The first and second probes are spaced apart from each other. The first and second probes are formed of conductive strips that are electrically connected to the perimeter of the resonator and are substantially orthogonal with respect to the ground plane. A dual band antenna can be constructed by positioning and connecting two dielectric resonator antennas together. Each resonator in the dual band configuration resonates at a particular frequency, thereby providing dual band operation. The resonators can be positioned either side by side or vertically. Further advantage is obtained by mounting the dual antenna stack within a radome.

An antenna architecture with a dual-band patch antenna structure having a broadened low-frequency beamwidth is disclosed. The dual band antenna structure comprises a high frequency patch antenna cavity stacked inline above a low frequency patch antenna cavity. An N-shaped metallic wall surrounds the low frequency patch antenna cavity and broadens the emission radiation beamwidth of the low frequency emission. As such, these dual band antenna structures can emit radiation with a beamwidth of approximately 90 degrees in the low frequency band of 700 MHz to 900 MHz as well as the high frequency band of 1.7 GHz to 2.2 GHz.

A dielectric-patch resonator antenna having a resonator formed from a dielectric material mounted on a ground plane with a conductive skirt, and a patch element disposed inbetween. The ground plane and patch are formed from conductive materials. First and second probes are electrically coupled to the resonator for providing first and second signals, respectively, to or receiving from the resonator. The first and second probes are spaced apart from each other. The first and second probes are formed of conductive strips that are electrically connected to the perimeter of the resonator and are substantially orthogonal with respect to the ground plane. A dual band antenna can be constructed by positioning and connecting two dielectric resonator antennas together. Each resonator in the dual band configuration resonates at a particular frequency, thereby providing dual band operation. The resonators can be positioned either side by side or vertically.

The invention discloses a miniature high-gain single-feed-point dual-band dual-polarized microstrip antenna, which comprises a substrate, wherein the upper surface of the substrate is provided with a first radiation sticker and a second radiation sticker; the first radiation sticker is positioned in the annular hollow of the second radiation sticker, and the first and second radiation stickers have the same center; the lower surface of the substrate is provided with a conductive grounding plate; a coaxial probe feeder vertically passes through the substrate; the upper end of the coaxial probe feeder is coupled with the first radiation sticker, and the lower end of the coaxial probe feeder is connected with a coaxial radio frequency joint; the coaxial probe feeder is directly connected with the first radiation sticker for electrical coupling; the second radiation sticker is electromagnetically coupled with the first radiation sticker; and the sidewall of the substrate is encased with electrodes which are connected with the conductive grounding plate to form back cavity electrodes. The gain of the dual-band dual-polarized microstrip antenna is increased, and the problem that the antenna gain and volume of the antenna are mutually restricted is solved by increasing the back cavity electrodes connected with the ground plane of the antenna on the premise of not increasing the volume of the dual-band antenna, and the thickness and sectional area of the substrate.

A single-layer dual-band antenna with circular polarization is disclosed. The antenna includes a first radiator formed on the top surface of a substrate and electrically coupled to a feeding element, and a second radiator formed on the top surface of the substrate, spaced apart from the first radiator by a predetermined distance and electromagnetically coupled with the first radiator. The antenna is thin because it has a single-layer structure. Furthermore, there is no deterioration in the radiation characteristic due to interference between the radiators. Moreover, impedances of the radiators can be independently matched at their frequency bands by adjusting the position of a feed point and the relative position of the radiators.

A dual band antenna array comprises a pair of coplanar antenna elements, the first antenna element excitable at a frequency within a first frequency band, the second antenna element excitable at a frequency within a second frequency band. A single transmission feed line in a second plane has an input for receiving a signal, the feed line dividing at a branch point into a first line segment for communicatively coupling the first antenna element with the input at a first feed point, and a second line segment for communicatively coupling the second antenna element with the input at a second feed point. The first and second line segments have lengths adapted for impedance matching at the first and second frequency bands, respectively, relative to the feed line input, to selectively allow energy transmission in one of the first and second line segments while reflecting energy in the other line segment according to the input signal frequency, whereby the activated antenna elements are passively switched based on the input signal frequency.

An Inverted-F antenna (IFA) includes a tunable parallel LC resonator physically inserted between two antenna bodies of the IFA structure. The LC resonator is comprised of a tunable capacitor C1 connected in parallel with a combination of a DC blocking capacitor C2 and an inductor L1 connected in series to each other. A DC bias voltage is applied to the tunable capacitor C1 through a DC bias resistor R1, in order to adjust the capacitance of the tunable capacitor C1. The IFA exhibits dual band characteristics, and its resonant frequencies and bandwidths may be turned by adjusting the capacitance of the tunable capacitor C1. The tunable capacitor C1 may be a BST capacitor.

A mountable antenna element is constructed as an object from a single piece of material and can be configured to transmit and receive RF signals, achieve optimized impedance values, and operate in a concurrent dual-band system. The mountable antenna element may have one or more legs, an RF signal feed, and one or impedance matching elements. The legs and RF signal feed can be coupled to a circuit board. The impedance matching elements can be utilized to create a capacitance with a portion of the circuit board and thereby optimize impedance of the antenna element at a desired operating frequency. The mountable antenna includes features that enable it for use in concurrent dual band operation with the wireless device. Because the mountable antenna element can be installed without needing additional circuitry for matching impedance and can be constructed from a single piece of material, the antenna element provides for more efficient manufacturing.

The present invention discloses an antenna comprising a substrate, a first dual-frequency antenna, a second dual-frequency antenna, a first frequency select switch, a second frequency select switch and a feed end, wherein the first and the second dual-frequency antennas are disposed on the substrate, and the first frequency select switch has a first end connected to the first dual-frequency antenna and a second end connected to a first radiating conductive wire, and the second frequency select switch has a first end connected to the second dual-frequency antennas and a second end connected to a second radiating conductive wire, and the feed end is disposed between the first dual-frequency antenna and the second dual-frequency antenna. The present invention also discloses an antenna array comprising a substrate, two dual-frequency antenna pairs and a feed structure; wherein the two dual-frequency antenna pairs are installed on the substrate correspondently and the feed part is connected between the two dual-frequency antenna pairs.

Electronic devices (10) may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry (32) and antenna structures (34). The antenna structures (34) may include antenna resonating elements (60) such as dual-band antenna resonating elements that resonate in first and second communications bands. The antenna structures may also contain parasitic antenna elements (60) such as elements that are operative in only the first or second communications band and elements that are operative in both the first and second communications bands. The antenna resonating elements and parasitic elements may be mounted on a common dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may be mounted within a slot (56) or other opening in a conductive element. The conductive element may be formed from conductive housing structures in an electronic device such as a portable computer. The portable computer may have a clutch barrel (54) with a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover may overlap and cover the slot and the dielectric carrier.

An omnidirectional dual band antenna system includes a radome and an antenna in the radome. The antenna has a linear array of lower frequency band driven elements, a linear array of higher frequency band driven elements and a linear array of parasitic elements, spaced in parallel planes with the array of higher frequency band driven elements in the middle. The parasitic elements couple to the higher frequency band driven elements and reshape the radiation pattern of the higher frequency band driven elements to correct for distortion caused by the lower frequency band driven elements.

Dual band antenna systems and methods providing isolation between bands are provided. The system includes a pair of superimposed antenna radiating elements, each of which is connected to an associated feed network. The feed networks may comprise a quadrature hybrid networks. Coupling paths between the first and second feed networks are arranged such that a first component of a first signal coupled from a first feed network to a second feed network will be 180° out of phase with a second signal component of the first signal coupled from the first feed network to the second feed network at the input / output of the second feed network. The resulting destructive interference results in isolation between the bands.

A system for tracking a target includes a dual-band antenna. The dual-band antenna includes a first antenna and a second antenna rigidly coupled to the first antenna. The first antenna is configured to communicate within a first frequency band and the second antenna is configured to communicate within a second frequency band. The system further includes a processing system having a first antenna control processor configured to initialize a pointing direction to point a beam of the first antenna toward the target with a first degree of pointing accuracy, and configured to scan with the first antenna to point the beam of the first antenna more precisely toward the target with a second degree of pointing accuracy, and further having a second antenna control processor configured to electronically scan with the second antenna to point a beam of the second antenna to the target with a third degree of pointing accuracy.