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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 08, 2020
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Mikael Bror Taveniku, Painted Post, NY (US);
Mark Peter Taylor, Montour Falls, NY (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an antenna unit. The antenna unit includes a first antenna plate and a second antenna plate. The second antenna plate is spatially disposed from the first antenna plate. A glass frame is disposed between the antenna plates, defining an internal cavity. The antenna unit also includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a first and second integrated circuits (IC) mounted to the at least one PCB. The first IC is configured to send/receive signals at a first frequency. The second IC is configured to send/receive signals at a second frequency different from the first frequency. The antenna unit also includes a waveguide elements configured to transmit signals at the first and second frequencies through respective first and second waveguide channels. The antenna plates, the glass frame, and PCB comprise a material that transmits at least 50% of incident light in the visible spectrum.