Abstract
Described herein is a source for a directional antenna. Also described are a directional antenna and a method of designing an antenna. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a source with spatially substantially uniform phase. The source includes an emitter or receiver and a delay compensator being positioned in a near-field region of the emitter or receiver. In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a directional antenna including a source and a pair of directional metasurfaces, both directional metasurfaces being positioned in a near-field region of the source.
Original language | English |
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Patent number | WO2017091845 |
IPC | H01Q 3/08 2006.01,H01Q 3/12 2006.01,H01Q 19/00 2006.01,H01Q 19/06 2006.01,H01Q 19/10 2006.01,H01Q 19/18 2006.01 |
Priority date | 1/12/15 |
Filing date | 31/05/16 |
Publication status | Submitted - 8 Jun 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW)
Eurasian Patent Organization (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM)
European Patent Office (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR)
African Intellectual Property Organization (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)