Patent ID: 8212732

Claim:
A dual polarized array antenna, comprising: at least two dual polarized antenna elements being arranged for radiating electromagnetic energy having a first polarization, constituting a first antenna radiation pattern, via a connection to a first antenna port, and electromagnetic energy having a second polarization, constituting a second antenna radiation pattern, via a connection to a second antenna port, the second polarization being orthogonal to the first polarization, the first antenna radiation pattern and second antenna radiation pattern each having a main beam and a number of side-lobes with nulls positioned at angular positions between a side-lobe and an adjacent side-lobe or the main beam when adjacent; and at least one further dual polarized antenna element being arranged for radiating electromagnetic energy having two mutually orthogonal polarizations, constituting further antenna radiation patterns, via respective connections to the first antenna port and the second antenna port, where the polarization of said at least one further dual polarized antenna element that is associated with the first antenna port deviates from the first polarization and at least one null of the first antenna radiation pattern has a different angular position than any null of that further antenna radiation pattern that is radiated via the first antenna port, such that said at least one null of the first antenna pattern is at least partly filled.