System and Method of Optical Antenna Tuning
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorRobert R. Miller, II
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Abstract
A method includes determining an operating frequency of an antenna at a component of the antenna. The method includes determining, at the component of the antenna, a filter node of a plurality of filter nodes to activate to tune the antenna to the operating frequency. The method includes transmitting power to the filter node, wherein the power is transmitted via a first optical fiber. The method also includes sending a signal from the component to a light source. The activation of the light source sends an optical signal to the filter node. The filter node adjusts a characteristic of a radiating element coupled to the filter node using the power responsive to the optical signal. Adjustment of the characteristic facilitates tuning the antenna to the operating frequency.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a component of an antenna, power to a filter node of a plurality of filter nodes of the antenna, wherein the power is transmitted via a first optical fiber;
- activating, by a component of the antenna, a light source of a plurality of light sources based on a target configuration of the antenna;
- transmitting, by a component of the antenna, an optical signal from the light source to the filter node of the antenna, wherein the filter node is coupled to a radiating element of a plurality of radiating elements of the antenna, and wherein the optical signal is transmitted via a second optical fiber distinct from the first optical fiber;
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- in response to receiving the optical signal and the power at the filter node, adjusting, by a component of the antenna, a characteristic of the radiating element.
A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a component of an antenna, power to a filter node of a plurality of filter nodes of the antenna, wherein the power is transmitted via a first optical fiber;
- activating, by a component of the antenna, a light source of a plurality of light sources based on a target configuration of the antenna;
- transmitting, by a component of the antenna, an optical signal from the light source to the filter node of the antenna, wherein the filter node is coupled to a radiating element of a plurality of radiating elements of the antenna;
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- in response to receiving the optical signal and the power at the filter node, adjusting, by a component of the antenna, a characteristic of the radiating element.
A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a component of an antenna, power to a filter node of a plurality of filter nodes of the antenna;
- activating, by a component of the antenna, a light source of a plurality of light sources based on a target configuration of the antenna;
- transmitting, by a component of the antenna, an optical signal from the light source to the filter node of the antenna, wherein the filter node is coupled to a radiating element of a plurality of radiating elements of the antenna;
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- in response to receiving the optical signal and the power at the filter node, adjusting, by a component of the antenna, a characteristic of the radiating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.