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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
R{acute over (e)}gis Lenormand, Blagnac, FR;
Fr{acute over (e)}d{acute over (e)}ric Croq, Tournefeuille, FR;
Fr{acute over (e)}d{acute over (e)}ric Magnin, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Voisin, Tournefeuille, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/919 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/919 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns an antenna with high scanning capacity. The antenna comprises a panel (,) of static radiating elements which are controlled to transmit in variable directions relative to a direction (,) perpendicular to the plane of the panel. Reflectors (,) amplify the scanning effected by the panel (,) of radiating elements. The reflectors (,) are segments of paraboloids with the same axis (,) and the same focus (,), for example.