Patent ID: 8693970
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. An independent polarization, dual-beam receive phased array antenna comprising: a first active power splitter and a second active power splitter in communication with a radiating element, wherein the first active power splitter receives a vertical beam signal and the second active power splitter receives a horizontal beam signal; a first active vector generator in parallel with a second active vector generator, wherein the first and second active vector generators are both in communication with the first active power splitter; a third active vector generator in parallel with a fourth active vector generator, wherein the third and fourth active vector generators are both in communication with the second active power splitter; a first active power combiner in communication with the first active vector generator and the third active vector generator, wherein the first active power combiner generates a first receive beam output; a second active power combiner in communication with the second active vector generator and the fourth active vector generator, wherein the second active power combiner generates a second receive beam output; wherein the first receive beam output of the first active power combiner has a polarization independent of the second receive beam output of the second active power combiner, and wherein polarization of the vertical and horizontal beam signals are independent of polarizations of the first receive beam output and the second receive beam output.