Antenna assembly and base station antenna
AssigneeOutdoor Wireless Networks LLC
InventorsJian Liu, YueMin Li, HongHui Chen, Long Shan
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an antenna assembly comprising: a plurality of dual-polarization radiating elements, each dual-polarization radiating element comprising a dipole radiator pair and a feed stalk for mounting the dipole radiator pair, wherein each dual-polarization radiating element is operable within a first operating frequency band, a feeder panel for feeding each dual-polarization radiating element, the feeder panel including a power divider, wherein the respective feed stalks and the feeder panel form an integrated feed printed circuit board. Additionally, the present invention relates to a base station antenna.
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An antenna assembly, which comprises:
- a plurality of dual-polarization radiating elements, each dual-polarization radiating element comprising a dipole radiator pair and a feed stalk for mounting the dipole radiator pair, wherein each dual-polarization radiating element is operable within a first operating frequency band,
- a feeder panel for feeding each dual-polarization radiating element, the feeder panel including a power divider,
- wherein the respective feed stalks and the feeder panel form an integrated feed printed circuit board.
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An antenna assembly, comprising:
- a first dual-polarization radiating element that comprises a first dipole radiator and a second dipole radiator;
- a second dual-polarization radiating element that comprises a third dipole radiator and a fourth dipole radiator;
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- a monolithic printed circuit board that comprises a first feed stalk, a second feed stalk and a feeder panel,
- wherein the feeder panel includes a first power divider having a first output that is coupled to the first dipole radiator and a second output that is coupled to the second dipole radiator, and a second power divider having a first output that is coupled to the third dipole radiator and a second output that is coupled to the fourth dipole radiator,
- wherein the first and second dipole radiators are mounted on the first feed stalk and the third and fourth dipole radiators are mounted on the second feed stalk.
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