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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Alessandra Bigongiari, Pisa, IT;
Antonio D'errico, Pisa, IT;
Ingmar Andersson, Gothenburg, SE;
Lars Manholm, Gothenburg, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The disclosure provides an antenna array system, comprising: a printed circuit board; one or more radio-frequency circuits arranged on a surface of the printed circuit board; a plurality of optical-to-electrical converters electrically coupled to the one or more radio-frequency circuits; and an optical distribution layer arranged over the plurality of optical-to-electrical converters, for distributing one or more optical signals to the plurality of optical-to-electrical converters. The one or more radio-frequency circuits comprise an array of radiating antenna elements, and the optical distribution layer is arranged over a part of the surface of the printed circuit board such that the optical distribution layer does not cover the array of radiating antenna elements.