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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2018
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Joseph Luna, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ashitkumar Tripathi, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jaymin Patel, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Chi Wang Shum, Carlsbad, CA (US);
VIASAT, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
One example includes a phased array antenna system. The system includes a beamforming network to receive a beam signal to generate a plurality of element signals, each being provided to a respective one of a plurality of antenna elements. The system also includes a plurality of modulation controllers, each associated with a respective one of the plurality of antenna elements. Each of the modulation controllers can generate a beam code in response to a beamforming signal and a data code in response to a data signal. The system further includes a plurality of element adjustment circuits, each associated with a respective one of the plurality of antenna elements. Each of the plurality of element adjustment circuits can modulate the beam code and the data code onto a respective one of the plurality of element signals to generate a respective adjusted element signal that is provided to a respective radiating element.