Abstract: A substrate type antenna for conducting signal transmitting/receiving using two (2) antennas, each having almost a same resonance frequency band, wherein each of the two (2) antennas applies therein a spiral antenna having an antenna side coupling pattern, which is positioned to face to a power supply point side coupling pattern, and a spiral antenna having a spiral antenna pattern, which is coupled to the antenna side coupling pattern, and wherein those two (2) antennas are positioned in such a manner that extending directions of the facing end portions, being closest to each other in the spiral antenna patterns of those two (2) antennas, are not aligned to each other, but are shifted in different directions.

Abstract: An omni antenna assembly includes two antennas, a dipole antenna and a monocone antenna, to provide full spherical coverage. The dipole cavity for the dipole antenna forms one solid part with the monocone antenna. The monocone antenna also includes a monocone and a cylindrical shell connecting the dipole cavity to the monocone. A coaxial transition extends from the cylindrical shell to a matching network. The antenna assembly may be fabricated using additive manufacturing technology.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: An element section includes at least one antenna element transmitting/receiving radio waves. Refracting sections refract unnecessary waves, which are radio waves emitted from the element section and traveling away from a detection area, in a rearward direction in which the unnecessary waves travel further than an antenna-formed surface having the at least one antenna element of the element section.

Abstract: A scanning antenna including a transmission and/or reception region including a plurality of antenna units arranged in the transmission and/or reception region and a non-transmission and/or reception region includes a TFT substrate including a plurality of first TFTs supported by a first dielectric substrate and a plurality of patch electrodes, a slot substrate including a slot electrode including a plurality of slots, a liquid crystal layer provided between the TFT substrate and the slot substrate, and a plurality of inspection electrode sections disposed while not overlapping the plurality of antenna units when viewed from a normal direction of the first dielectric substrate.

Abstract: An antenna unit that includes an antenna, at least one radio unit, and an interconnect that includes first and second mating connectors. The first connector is configured to be electrically and mechanically coupled to the antenna and the second connector is configured to be electrically and mechanically coupled to the at least one radio unit. The first connector has lead-in geometry, and radial and axial float for blind mating of the first and second mating connectors.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for an efficient antenna design and operation method to adjust or add frequency bands at mobile devices using the available limited antenna size. The embodiments include electrically coupling to the antenna elements at a mobile or radio device a tuning stub or element through a printed circuit board (PCB) or a metal chassis. The PCB is placed between the antenna elements and the tuning stub and is connected to the antenna elements. The tuning stub, e.g., at a corner of the PCB, is connected or disconnected via a switch from the PCB, and hence the antenna elements, to shift the radiation of the antenna at different frequencies and also provide an additional mode of radiation. The tuning stub can also be switched to vary the radiation pattern of the antenna.

Abstract: An antenna module includes a connection member including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer; an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to at least one wiring layer; and an antenna package disposed on a second surface of the connection member, and including a dielectric layer, a plurality of antenna members, and a plurality of feed vias, wherein the antenna package further includes a chip antenna including a dielectric body and first and second electrodes, respectively disposed on first and second surfaces of the dielectric body, wherein the chip antenna is disposed to be spaced apart from the plurality of feed vias within the dielectric layer so that at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding wire of the at least one wiring layer.

Abstract: There is provided a microstrip antenna. A plurality of dielectric layers are stacked. An antenna is provided on the uppermost dielectric layer of the plurality of dielectric layers. Conductor layers are respectively provided on lower surfaces of the dielectric layers. The conductor layers have different dimensions in a plane direction thereof so that electromagnetic waves to be radiated from the conductor layers are cancelled with each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low-cost beam scanning antenna and method of beam scanning in which two phase shifts are performed in an array of antenna elements. One of the phase shifts is performed in discrete stepwise increments in a feedline of the antenna element and another phase shift is performed by radiating a signal through variable phase shifters. The amount of phase shift provided by the variable phase shifters is varied by changing a rotation angle of the variable phase shifters.

Abstract: A rotary joint including a stator intended to be fastened on a first part of the antenna and defining a transmission surface, and a rotor intended to be fastened on a second part of the antenna and defining a transmission surface, wherein one of the transmission surfaces includes primary means for delimiting electromagnetic signals and the other includes complementary means for delimiting electromagnetic signals; the rotor being mounted rotating relative to the stator such that at least part of the transmission surface of the rotor is positioned across from at least part of the transmission surface of the stator, the facing parts forming at least one transmission path between them for the electromagnetic signals delimited by the primary and complementary delimiting means.

Abstract: An RF antenna arrangement has the same or slightly larger footprint as the RF shield for radio chips on a printed circuit board. The apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a digital processor, a radio chip(s), a radio frequency shield, a lid, and an RF antenna arrangement(s). The lid has the same or slightly larger footprint as the RF shield, which enables the lid to fit on the RF shield. The RF antenna is formed as an integral part of the lid. The apparatus also includes an RF transmission coaxial cable(s) having a first end physically and electrically connected to the RF antenna arrangement(s) and the surface of the lid, and a second end electrically coupled to an RF connector. By forming the antenna arrangement(s) from the lid, this invention solves the space constraint problems of antenna placements for wireless device applications. Additionally, this invention is cost-effective and simple to manufacture.

Abstract: This antenna includes a first part, a second part rotatably mounted about a first axis, and a rotary joint arranged between the first and second parts, the second part including a radiating source and a reflection assembly having a reflector defining a reflector top, a focus, and a second axis passing through the reflector top and the focus, the rotary joint being able to transmit electromagnetic signals between the first and second parts via at least one transmission channel, and the first and second parts being so arranged that in any position of the second part and the reflection unit, the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis.

Abstract: An antenna includes a conductor portion, a grounding portion and a radiator portion. The grounding portion includes a main section, first and second wings and a line section. The first and second wings extend respectively from opposite ends of the main section toward the conductor portion. The line section includes a base segment extending from the main section between the first and second wings toward the conductor portion, and an extension segment extending from the base segment toward the first wing. The radiator portion includes a feeding point adjacent to the main section, a base line extending from the feeding point toward the conductor portion and an extension section extending from the base line toward the second wing.

Abstract: The present application discloses a glass antenna arranged on a vehicular window glass. The glass antenna includes: a feeding terminal connected to an antenna amplifier; a first antenna connected to the feeding terminal and set so as to receive a radio frequency signal in a first frequency band which has a first wavelength at a central frequency of the first frequency band; a coupling element having a length set based on a length obtained by multiplying one-half of the first wavelength by a glass reduction rate, coupling element being connected to the feeding terminal; and a second antenna capacitively coupled to the coupling element and set so as to receive a radio frequency signal in a second frequency band which has a second wavelength at a central frequency of the second frequency band.

Abstract: An antenna structure includes a ground plane, a first feeding element, a second feeding element, a connection element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a first tuning circuit, a second tuning circuit, a third tuning circuit, and a fourth tuning circuit. The ground plane has a notch region. The first tuning circuit is coupled between a signal source and the first feeding element. The second tuning circuit is coupled between the first feeding element and the second feeding element. The third tuning circuit is coupled between the second feeding element and the ground plane. The first radiation element is coupled to the first feeding element. The fourth tuning circuit is coupled between the first radiation element and the ground plane. Both the second radiation element and the third radiation element are coupled through the connection element to the second feeding element.

Abstract: Provided is an RF passive device ultra-miniaturized in a nanometer scale by inducing a surface plasmon resonance phenomenon by applying a metamaterial having a negative permittivity, and a method for miniaturizing the same. The RF passive device of the present invention includes: a radiator provided on a dielectric substrate; a ground plane onto which a metamaterial constituting each unit resonance cell is applied using a ring resonator of a quasi-Moebius strip structure; and a feed line for electrically connecting the radiator to the ground plane, in which an antenna is provided for inducing the surface plasmon resonance phenomenon between the atmosphere and the ground plane. As such, the surface plasmon resonance phenomenon can be induced by applying, to the ground plane, the metamaterial consisting of a unit resonance cell to which the ring resonator of a quasi-Moebius strip structure is applied.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment of the present disclosure, a coplanar antenna includes a conductive plane having a first dimension and a second dimension, wherein the length of the conductive plane along the first dimension is less than one-quarter of a wavelength of a resonant frequency; an insulating region disposed within the conductive plane, wherein the insulating region is of a shape that outlines a conductive peninsula, wherein: the conductive peninsula is coupled to the conductive plane; the conductive peninsula is substantially coplanar to a major portion of the conductive plane; the conductive peninsula is electrically coupled to an electric feed circuit such that an impedance associated with the conductive peninsula when electrically coupled substantially matches a signal impedance at the electrical feed circuit; and the conductive peninsula is operable to resonate at the resonant frequency after receiving a current from the electric feed circuit.

Abstract: Vivaldi tapered slot and Vivaldi horn antennas that feature or include fractal plasmonic surfaces (“FPS”) are described. Vivaldi slot antennas are described which include a conductive surface defining a tapered slot, with the conductive surface including a plurality of fractal resonators which form or constitute a fractal plasmonic surface (FPS). In some embodiments the fractal resonators can be defined by slots. In some embodiments the fractal resonators can include self-complementary features. In exemplary embodiments, two Vivaldi horn antennas may be used for a Vivaldi horn antenna. The two Vivaldi FPS antennas can be arranged in a crossed or cross configuration such that the two antennas are essentially perpendicular to one another and are therefore able to receive and transmit two orthogonal polarizations of radiation. The two antennas can be fed by separate respective feed lines. The two antennas can be mounted inside of a horn or casing.

Abstract: An antenna array includes an external input signal feeding point for receiving or transmitting therefrom an input signal or an output signal; signal transmission lines; and antenna units including a starting antenna unit coupled to the external input signal feeding point via a starting feeding point thereof, and being interconnected via the plurality of signal transmission lines. The input/output signal delivered from the external input signal feeding point enters the starting antenna unit from the starting feeding point and is further transmitted to the other antenna units through the signal transmission lines. Each of the antenna units is defined with a default feeding point at a position corresponding to a position of the starting feeding point in the starting antenna unit. One of the signal transmission lines has an end directly coupled to one of the antenna units at an actual feeding point different from the default feeding point for receiving therefrom the input signal.