A lens antenna system is disclosed. The lens antenna system comprises a hybrid focal source antenna circuit configured to generate a source antenna beam for integration with different lens structures. In some embodiments, the hybrid focal source antenna circuit comprises a set of antenna elements coupled to one another. In some embodiments, the set of antenna elements comprises a first antenna element configured to be excited in a first spherical mode; and a second antenna element configured to be excited in a second, different, spherical mode. In some embodiments, the first spherical mode and the second spherical mode are co-polarized. In some embodiments, the lens antenna system further comprises a lens configured to shape the source antenna beam associated with the hybrid focal source antenna circuit, in order to provide an output antenna beam.

A film comprising a first plurality of voids is provided, wherein respective ones of the first plurality of voids have a regular n-gon geometry, and the first plurality of voids are arranged on a regular n-gon lattice having a first size. The film may comprise a second plurality of voids arranged on a regular n-gon lattice having a second size different from the first size. An optical element and manufacturing method are also provided.

A spherical reflector antenna, including a sphere with a reflective surface opposite a transparent surface, a feed system that receives electromagnetic waves that (pass through the transparent surface at a beam angle) and are reflected off the reflective surface at a beam angle and outputs electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the reflective surface (and pass through the transparent surface at a beam angle), and beam steering electronics that identify a position of the spherical reflector antenna, identify an orientation of the sphere, and adjust the beam angle of the feed system based on angle from the position of spherical reflector antenna to the target relative to the orientation of the sphere.

A hybrid mechanical-lens array antenna is described that can be configured with different orientations and arrangements of the plurality of lenses within the array to control and enhance the performance at different regions of scan. This can include the addition of a secondary array (a skirt) at a large tilt angle, tilting the primary array, tilting the individual lenses within the primary array, or any combination. These design choices, when holding the number of lens modules (and, therefore, cost and power consumption) constant, have the effect of changing the system height, reducing the boresight gain and increasing the gain at scan, with each option showing different trades of height and scan and boresight performance.

An apparatus including a dielectric lens and a feeding array having feeding elements at different positions. The apparatus also including circuitry configured to simultaneously operate one feeding element of a first group of feeding elements and one feeding element of a second group of feeding elements.

In one aspect, a system that provides a lens-integrated reconfigurable radiating source capable of two-dimensional continuous beam steering is disclosed. The system can include a silicon (Si) chip that further comprises a two-dimensional (2D) array of pixel sources/unit cells, wherein each unit cell in the 2D array includes an on-chip antenna for radiating power. The system further includes Si lens coupled to the silicon chip for controlling a directivity of a radiation beam generated by the chip. Note that the unit cells in the 2D array of unit cells can be independently activated to generate high-directivity radiation beams in a discrete set of firing angles. Moreover, the 2D array is configured to effectuate injection locking between adjacent unit cells in the 2D array when the adjacent unit cells are turned on simultaneously, wherein the injection locking effectuates a coherent radiation beam that can be continuously steered within a scanning range with fine resolution.

A radio module for a wireless communication node comprises (i) a phased antenna array comprising a first set of antenna elements having a first polarization and a second set of antenna elements having a second polarization, (ii) a radio frequency (RF) module comprising a plurality of RF chains that are configured to feed the first and second sets of antenna elements in the phased antenna array, and (iii) a control unit that is configured to control an activation state of each antenna element in the phased antenna array. The radio module further comprises at least one beam narrowing module that is configured to (i) receive signals emitted by any active antenna element in the phased antenna array and (ii) consolidate the received signals into a respective narrow beam composite signal.

A lens antenna module is provided. The lens antenna module includes an array antenna and a plane lens. The array antenna includes multiple antenna elements arranged in an array. The multiple antenna elements are configured to emit/receive electromagnetic waves. The plane lens faces the multiple antenna elements and is located at one side of the multiple antenna elements where the electromagnetic waves are emitted/received. The plane lens is configured to refract the electromagnetic waves, and a refractive index of the plane lens to the electromagnetic waves is gradually varied. An electronic device is further provided in the disclosure.

A front end of a radar system is provided with a first front end apparatus and a second front end apparatus. A first transmit planar component and a first receive planar component in the first front end apparatus are arranged to be perpendicular to one another. A second transmit planar component and a second receive planar component in the second front end apparatus are arranged to be perpendicular to one another. A linear array of antennas is located along a second end of each planar component. Polarization of a first set of waves transmitted from the linear array of antennas of the first transmit planar component and polarization of a second set of waves transmitted from the linear array of antennas of the second transmit planar component are perpendicular to one another.

A radar system includes a transmit front end device including a transmit planar component, and a receive front end device including a receive planar component. Each of the transmit planar component and the receive planar component includes a first end, a second end, a cavity space and a linear array of antennas. The cavity space is bounded by beam ports along a first side of the cavity space and by array ports along a second side of the cavity space. The cavity space is in operative communication with the beam ports and with the array ports to form a Rotman lens. A linear array of antennas is located along the second end of the planar component. The transmit planar component and receive planar component are arranged such that the linear array of antennas of the transmit planar component and the linear array of antennas are perpendicular to one another.