An antenna device includes: a feeding antenna conductor; a non-feeding antenna conductor; a ground conductor; a first artificial magnetic conductor disposed between the feeding antenna conductor and the non-feeding antenna conductor, and the ground conductor; and a second artificial magnetic conductor disposed side by side with the first artificial magnetic conductor and electrically connected to the ground conductor. The feeding antenna conductor and the non-feeding antenna conductor are disposed on the first artificial magnetic conductor.

An antenna device comprises a plurality of antennas. The antennas include first antennas which form a first array and second antennas which form a second array. The first antennas include two first predetermined antennas arranged along a first line. A longitudinal direction of one of the first predetermined antennas and another longitudinal direction of a remaining one of the first predetermined antennas intersect with each other and define a horizontal plane. Each first antenna mainly radiates a horizontally polarized wave which is in parallel to the horizontal plane. Each second antenna mainly radiates a vertically polarized wave which is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The second antennas include two second predetermined antennas arranged along a second line. When the first and second lines are projected onto the horizontal plane along a direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane, the first and second lines intersect with each other.

A feed network includes an adjustable electromechanical phase shifter that comprises a main printed circuit board and a phase shifting unit. The adjustable electromechanical phase shifter is configured to shift the phase of an RF signal that is input to the feed network and provide the phase shifted RF signal to at least one radiating element that is positioned on a first side of a reflector of an antenna, where the phase shifting unit is formed on the surface of a first side of the main printed circuit board, and the first side of the main printed circuit board is a side that is closer to the at least one radiating element, and the main printed circuit board is positioned on the first side of the reflector.

The present disclosure relates to dual-band antennas and antenna arrays. One example dual-band antenna includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element that are disposed on a reflection plate. An operating frequency band of the first radiating element is a first frequency band, and an operating frequency band of the second radiating element is a second frequency band. A minimum frequency of the first frequency band is greater than a maximum frequency of the second frequency band. The first radiating element includes a first feeding apparatus and a first radiator unit, the first feeding apparatus includes a coupling structure coupled to the first radiator unit, and the first feeding apparatus is used for coupled feeding for the first radiator unit by using the coupling structure.

Phased array antennas include a plurality of radiating elements and a plurality of RF lenses that are generally aligned along a first vertical axis. Each radiating element is associated with a respective one of the RF lenses, and each radiating element is tilted with respect to the first vertical axis.

A reflector for a multi-radiator antenna which comprises electrically conducting reflector parts and one or more connector device. At least two reflector parts are each provided with at least one connecting portion. At least one connector device is adapted to provide an electrical interconnection between at least two of the reflector parts. At least one connector device comprises a metallic film and one or more holding elements. The metallic film is adapted to be arranged in abutment with connecting portions of the at least two of the reflector parts to achieve the electrical interconnection. At least one of the holding elements has at least one holding portion adapted to connect to a connecting portion of a reflector part with said metallic film sandwiched therebetween. The electrical interconnection is indirect by means of a dielectric coating or layer arranged on the metallic film and/or on the connecting portions, or by means of a dielectric film arranged between the metallic film and the connecting portions.

A multi-beam antenna array system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a grounding surface; a plurality of multi-beam antennas which each includes a dielectric substrate and a radiating part formed on the dielectric substrate so as to radiate electromagnetic waves, and is disposed above the grounding surface so as to be spaced apart from each other; and a feed circuit which is formed on a lower portion of the grounding surface, and supplies electric power to the plurality of multi-beam antennas so that the electromagnetic waves are radiated in different directions from the plurality of multi-beam antennas.

Methods and apparatuses are described for communicating primary signals over a high-speed primary channel, the primary signals having a beam pattern having a full lobe at a center of an axis of propagation and communicating auxiliary signals over a low-speed auxiliary channel, the auxiliary signals having a decoupled beam pattern having a null at the center of axis of propagation, the high-speed primary channel and low-speed auxiliary channel operating in full duplex.

A multiband antenna, having a reflector, and a first array of first radiating elements having a first operational frequency band, the first radiating elements being a plurality of dipole arms, each dipole arm including a plurality of conductive segments coupled in series by a plurality of inductive elements; and a second array of second radiating elements having a second operational frequency band, wherein the plurality of conductive segments each have a length less than one-half wavelength at the second operational frequency band.

The invention relates to a coupling and decoupling device between a circuit carrier and a waveguide. The coupling and decoupling device contains a retaining element, which has a first end for coupling to the circuit carrier and a second end for coupling to the waveguide. Two dipole antennas, which are crossed over and oriented orthogonally to each other, are arranged between the first end and the second end. The coupling and decoupling device furthermore contains two conductor pairs, which are arranged crossed over each other and are designed such that the conductor pairs are connected to the two dipole antennas and to associated contact surfaces on the circuit carrier. According to the invention, an electrically conductive layer is fixed on the first end. The retaining element is formed as a hollow conductor having a first opening on the end face of the hollow conductor for coupling to the circuit carrier and a second opening on the end face of the hollow conductor for coupling to the waveguide. The first opening on the end face is closed by the electrically conductive layer.