Electromagnetic Phased Array Antenna with Isotropic and Non-Isotropic Radiating Elements

An electromagnetic phased array antenna system comprising:

• a first plurality of electromagnetic radiating elements, each having a first field of view;
• a second plurality of electromagnetic radiating elements, each having a second field of view;
• wherein the second field of view is less than half of the first field of view in at least one of the horizontal and vertical planes:
• and
• wherein the first plurality of electromagnetic radiating elements address non-remote field regions and the second plurality of electromagnetic radiating elements address remote field regions.

A optical phased array antenna system comprising:

• a first plurality of optical receiving elements having a first receiving field of view in the horizontal plane and a second receiving field of view in the vertical plane;
• a second plurality of optical receiving elements having a third receiving field of view in the horizontal plane and a fourth receiving field of view in the vertical plane;
• wherein at least one of:
• a) the third receiving field of view is less than half of the first receiving field of view;
• and b) the fourth receiving field of view is less than half of the second receiving field of view;
• and
• wherein the first plurality of optical receiving elements address non-remote field regions and the second plurality of optical receiving elements address remote field regions.

An communication phased array antenna system comprising:

• at least one vertical line array antenna of generally isotropic radiating elements;
• each radiating element have a lens mounted in its radiating path to focus the radiated wave in the vertical plane, forming a vertical field of view that is less than half of the of the vertical field of view of the generally isotropic radiating element;
• at least one vertical line array antenna of generally omnidirectional receiving elements;
• and
• each receiving element have a lens mounted in its receiving path to focus the received wave in the vertical plane, forming a vertical field of view that is less than half of the of the vertical field of view of the generally omnidirectional receiving element.

An algorithm for use with an electromagnetic phased array antenna system, said algorithm comprising:

• analysis software that identifies whether a remote or non-remote field of view is to be addressed in performing an operation of the phased array antenna system:
• and
• wherein at least one of:
• a) the algorithm directs the system to utilize at least a portion of the plurality of generally isotropic radiating elements and/or at least a portion of the plurality of generally omnidirectional receiving elements for addressing non-remote regions in the field of view of the antenna system;
• and b) the algorithm directs the system to utilize at least a portion of the plurality of non-isotropic radiating elements and/or at least a portion of the plurality of non-omnidirectional receiving elements for addressing remote regions in the field of view of the antenna system.