Patent ID: 8553804

Claim:
An ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission system, comprising: an antenna system that is configured to emit first and second radiated RF UWB signals that are orthogonally polarized in space when the antenna system is driven by first and second drive UWB signals, respectively; and a transmitter, coupled to the antenna system, that drives the antenna system with the first and second drive UWB signals, the first and second drive UWB signals being configured to cause the first and second radiated RF UWB signals to be orthogonal in time and to occur simultaneously in time when emitted by the antenna system; wherein the antenna system comprises an electric antenna and a magnetic antenna that are co-located and oriented to emit the first and second radiated RF UWB signals that are orthogonal in space, and the transmitter drives both the electric antenna and the magnetic antenna with the same drive signal such that the first and second radiated RF UWB signals are orthogonal in time.