Parallel-Plate/Lens Fed Arrays TRIZ Cases

Dual converging and diverging metasurface lenses widen phased array scan range while limiting reflection loss and directivity degradation.

Pre-tensioned substrate membranes keep RF polarizers flat under vibration and temperature change while avoiding foam spacer dielectric losses.

Dual phase-shifting surfaces enable compact 2D beam scanning with fewer control lines, avoiding bulky mechanical antenna steering.

Dual reconfigurable phase-shifting surfaces steer a low-profile antenna beam in two axes while reducing bulk, power use, and control complexity.

Varying slot angles by azimuth and tuning guided wavelengths helps a waveguide antenna keep bandwidth and polarization in tilted directions.

Dielectric lenses and integrated RF scanning arrays raise radar gain and angular resolution while limiting distribution losses and sensor size.

A phased array feeds a gradient-index lens to overcome discrete focal-point scanning, enabling wide beam steering with a smaller, lower-loss antenna.

Tilted feeds and vertically offset spherical lenses reduce signal intersections and grating lobes while supporting more RF beams.

Superposed beam and network port stages with a resistive film cut coupling and overlap losses while maintaining antenna gain and reducing bulk.

Individually steerable antenna modules with rotational symmetry form multiple SATCOM beams while cutting power use and hardware cost.

Variable capacitance tuning controls slot resonance and mutual coupling to steer beams in radial line slot antenna arrays with low size and power.

A hybrid coaxial launcher feeds stacked parallel plate waveguides to create two independent beams without enlarging antenna footprint.

Pre-tensioned substrate membranes replace foam spacers and adhesives to keep RF polarizers flat and cut dielectric loss under thermal stress.

A mask-pattern Fresnel lens focuses 5G waves from different incident angles onto one antenna region, boosting gain and easing array alignment.

A surface waveguide feed and via-connected varactor bias layout enables beam scanning while reducing RF interference, dielectric loss, and bandwidth limits.

Uniform diode orientation with rotated antenna irises compensates resonance shifts, improving beam steering and manufacturability.

A curved antenna layout keeps off-axis elements closer to the lens, reducing aperture mismatch, cross-talk, and MIMO signal separation complexity.

A pillbox beamformer and non-resonant subwavelength metasurface deliver beam focusing in a lighter, flatter antenna for harsh environments.

Separating gridded and non-gridded radiation layers improves waveguide array manufacturing accuracy, cross polarization, and side lobe control.

A dielectric plate with metallic patches enables capacitive coupling between parallel waveguides in steerable antennas.

Dividing the antenna aperture into concentric rings overcomes fabrication constraints of non-linear configurations, enabling modular assembly and beam steering.

An integrated multi-beam antenna array reduces device complexity by combining radiating elements and parasitic structures into a single unit.

A cylindrically fed antenna uses a tunable slotted array to steer beams and control polarization without mechanical rotation.

Planar quasi-optical beamformer steers antenna beams via mechanical translation of power sources and focusing elements.

A cylindrically fed antenna system uses liquid crystal elements to steer beams and adjust polarization states electronically.

Oblique leaky waveguide feeds replace complex corporate architectures, illuminating circular areas efficiently while reducing weight and size.

A 2D phase-mode beam steering system uses hybrid splitters and variable phase shifters to control main output beam direction.

Side face recesses in a waveguide member enhance impedance matching, suppressing signal reflection and propagation loss.

Active transmit and receive modules replace passive switching networks in spherical lens antennas, reducing Ohmic losses while maintaining beam agility.

Segmented layers transmit distinct orthogonal modes to increase data throughput while minimizing signal interference between multiplexed beams.

Rotating continuous transverse stubs in a single VICTS antenna structure switches beam patterns, reducing system bulk compared to dual-antenna designs.

Radial TEM waveguides with variable phase shifters enable greater beam tilt without increasing feed network complexity.

Variable height elements adjust elevation beam width for flexible transmission distances without modifying azimuthal beam characteristics.