Systems and methods for forming, directing, and narrowing communication beams
AssigneeSiklu Communication Ltd.
InventorsOvadia Haluba, Naftali Chayat, Yigal Leiba, Itzik Ben Bassat, Boris Maysel
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a communication system operative to form, direct, and narrow communication beams using an array of electromagnetic radiators and a beam-narrowing architecture. A beam-width of an electromagnetic beam is narrowed, thereby increasing the concentration of electromagnetic energy in the beam and achieving a significant antenna gain. In various embodiments, the direction of an electromagnetic beam may be altered to improve communication between a transmitter and a receiver. In various embodiments, the system is a millimeter-wave system with a millimeter-wave array and millimeter-wave beams.
Claims20
A system operative to direct electromagnetic beams, comprising:
- an array of electromagnetic radiators together operative to generate, toward a configurable direction, a first electromagnetic beam having a first beam-width and consequently associated with a first antenna gain;
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- a beam-narrowing configuration, operative to narrow said first electromagnetic beam and consequently convert said first electromagnetic beam into a second electromagnetic beam having a second beam-width that is narrower than said first beam-width, resulting in said second electromagnetic beam having:
- (i) an association with a second antenna gain that is higher than said first antenna gain and (ii) a final bearing that is consequent upon said configurable direction;
- whereas said system is operative to control said final bearing via said configurable direction.
A method for directing electromagnetic beams, comprising:
- generating, by an array of electromagnetic radiators, toward a configurable direction, a first electromagnetic beam having a first beam-width and consequently associated with a first antenna gain;
- narrowing, by a beam-narrowing configuration, said first electromagnetic beam, and consequently converting said first electromagnetic beam into a second electromagnetic beam having a second beam-width that is narrower than said first beam-width, resulting in said second electromagnetic beam having:
- (i) an association with a second antenna gain that is higher than said first antenna gain and (ii) a final bearing that is consequent upon said configurable direction;
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- controlling said final bearing via said configurable direction.
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