Patent ID: 6768454
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An array of dielectric resonator antenna elements, each element having a longitudinal axis and being composed of at least one dielectric resonator and a plurality of feeds for transferring energy into and from the elements, wherein the feeds of each element are activatable either individually or in combination so as to produce at least one incrementally or continuously steerable element beam which is steered in azimuth through a predetermined angle about the longitudinal axis of the element, wherein the elements are disposed side-by-side such that their respective longitudinal axes are also disposed side-by-side, wherein during operation of the array, the feeds of the elements are activated such that the element beams from the different elements are steered in synchrony with each other, and wherein the element beams, when combined, interact so as to form at least one array beam which is steered in synchrony with the element beams.