Patent ID: 7586450

Claim:
A device for transmitting and/or receiving high-frequency signals in an open or closed, spatial system; comprising: an array antenna, which transmits and receives the high-frequency signals with a specified form of wavefront, said array antenna includes a support structure with transmitting and/or receiving antenna elements, said support structure comprises a dielectric material; a transmitting/receiving unit; at least one feeding network for transferring the high-frequency signals between said transmitting/receiving unit and said transmitting and/or receiving antenna elements; and at least one control/evaluation unit whereine: said support structure in a radiation direction of said array antenna deviates from planar form; and said control/evaluation unit compensates for deviations of actual form of the wavefront from the specified form of the wavefront, such as arise due to the form of said support structure with said transmitting and/or receiving antenna elements.