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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2022
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Konrad Miehle, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
VIASAT, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for implementing a phased array antenna having a boresight direction. A scan angle within a defined range of scan angles is selected for the phased array antenna such that the selected scan angle is different from a scan angle associated with the boresight direction. An antenna port impedance associated with each of a plurality of antenna elements comprising the phased array antenna varies with the scan angle of the phased array antenna. A plurality of amplifiers are each coupled to an antenna port of one of the plurality of antenna elements. Each of the plurality of amplifiers is configured such that a maximum value for a performance characteristic of the plurality of amplifiers is achieved when an impedance at the antenna port corresponds to the selected scan angle.