公开(公告)号：US09490862B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14182904

申请日：2014-02-18

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Kenneth W. Brown ,  Travis B. Feenstra ,  Alan Rattray ,  Samuel De La Torre

IPC: H04B1/00 ,  H04B1/401 ,  H04B10/532 ,  H01Q15/24 ,  H01Q13/02

CPC classification number: H04B1/401 ,  H01Q1/281 ,  H01Q5/28 ,  H01Q13/0208 ,  H01Q13/0258 ,  H01Q15/244 ,  H01Q19/19 ,  H01Q21/245 ,  H01Q21/30

Abstract: A low-loss band and polarization-selectable gender-selectable transceiver for use with a reflector-type antenna suitable for the E-band frequency allocation as well as other RF bands in which the upper and lower bands are separated by a stop band. In addition to providing the gender-selectable combination of the upper and lower bands for transmit and receive, this topology allows for the selection of transmit, and receive polarizations. A transceiver may transmit and receive on the same or on orthogonal polarizations. Paired transceivers may transmit on the same or on orthogonal polarizations. This is accomplished by integrating a rotatable polarizer (e.g. a ¼ wave plate) and a polarization duplexer (e.g. an orthomode transducer) in a FDD (Frequency-Domain Duplexed) system. The rotatable polarizer allows for selection of both transmit and receive bands and polarizations.

Abstract translation: 用于与适用于E波段频率分配的反射器型天线一起使用的低损耗频带和极化选择的性别可选收发器以及其中通过阻带分隔上和下波段的其它RF频带。 除了提供用于发送和接收的上限和下限频段的性别可选组合之外，该拓扑允许选择发送和接收偏振。 收发器可以在相同或正交偏振上发送和接收。 配对收发器可以在相同或正交偏振上传输。 这通过在FDD（频域双工）系统中集成可旋转偏振器（例如，1/4波片）和偏振双工器（例如，正射模换能器）来实现。 可旋转偏振器允许选择发射和接收频带以及极化。

公开(公告)号：US10833405B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15760429

申请日：2016-07-21

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Kenneth W. Brown ,  Alan Rattray ,  Travis B. Feenstra ,  Samuel De La Torre ,  Johan A. Kullstam ,  Arlin L. Pierce

IPC: H01Q3/20 ,  H01Q3/18 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H01Q3/10 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  H01Q19/19

Abstract: Steerable antenna on platforms, fixed or mobile, are tracked to form an RF communication link by setting the width of the main lobe of the antenna beam pattern to be greater than the initial pointing uncertainty region and then concurrently scanning and progressively reducing the widths of the main lobes as the pointing uncertainty region is reduced to first acquire and then track the opposing antenna. The width of the main lobe is reduced such that the width of the main lobe is approximately fixed for each block. The antennas at opposite ends of the communication link may be scanned with scan patterns that are orthogonal to each other such that the demodulation of the received signal levels to signal direction of arrival at each platform is solely a function of the scan pattern of the receive antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20180277948A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15760429

申请日：2016-07-21

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Kenneth W. Brown ,  Alan Rattray ,  Travis B. Feenstra ,  Samuel De La Torre ,  Johan A. Kullstam ,  Arlin L. Pierce

IPC: H01Q3/20 ,  H01Q19/10

CPC classification number: H01Q3/20 ,  H01Q3/10 ,  H01Q3/18 ,  H01Q19/10 ,  H01Q19/19 ,  H04B7/0617

Abstract: Steerable antenna on platforms, fixed or mobile, are tracked to form an RF communication link by setting the width of the main lobe of the antenna beam pattern to be greater than the initial pointing uncertainty region and then concurrently scanning and progressively reducing the widths of the main lobes as the pointing uncertainty region is reduced to first acquire and then track the opposing antenna. The width of the main lobe is reduced such that the width of the main lobe is approximately fixed for each block. The antennas at opposite ends of the communication link may be scanned with scan patterns that are orthogonal to each other such that the demodulation of the received signal levels to signal direction of arrival at each platform is solely a function of the scan pattern of the receive antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20160226551A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US14182904

申请日：2014-02-18

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Kenneth W. Brown ,  Travis B. Feenstra ,  Alan Rattray ,  Samuel De La Torre

IPC: H04B1/401 ,  H01Q15/24 ,  H01Q13/02

CPC classification number: H04B1/401 ,  H01Q1/281 ,  H01Q5/28 ,  H01Q13/0208 ,  H01Q13/0258 ,  H01Q15/244 ,  H01Q19/19 ,  H01Q21/245 ,  H01Q21/30

Abstract: A low-loss band and polarization-selectable gender-selectable transceiver for use with a reflector-type antenna suitable for the E-band frequency allocation as well as other RF bands in which the upper and lower bands are separated by a stop band. In addition to providing the gender-selectable combination of the upper and lower bands for transmit and receive, this topology allows for the selection of transmit, and receive polarizations. A transceiver may transmit and receive on the same or on orthogonal polarizations. Paired transceivers may transmit on the same or on orthogonal polarizations. This is accomplished by integrating a rotatable polarizer (e.g. a ¼ wave plate) and a polarization duplexer (e.g. an orthomode transducer) in a FDD (Frequency-Domain Duplexed) system. The rotatable polarizer allows for selection of both transmit and receive bands and polarizations.

Abstract translation: 用于与适用于E波段频率分配的反射器型天线一起使用的低损耗频带和极化选择的性别可选收发器以及其中通过阻带分隔上和下波段的其它RF频带。 除了提供用于发送和接收的上限和下限频段的性别可选组合之外，该拓扑允许选择发送和接收偏振。 收发器可以在相同或正交偏振上发送和接收。 配对收发器可以在相同或正交偏振上传输。 这通过在FDD（频域双工）系统中集成可旋转偏振器（例如，1/4波片）和偏振双工器（例如，正射模换能器）来实现。 可旋转偏振器允许选择发射和接收频带以及极化。