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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Simon P. Kingsley, Sheffield, GB;
Steven G. O'Keefe, Chambers Flat, AU;
antenova Limited, , GB;
Abstract
An array of dielectric resonator antenna elements ( ), each element ( ) being composed of a dielectric resonator disposed on a grounded substrate ( ), a plurality of feeds ( ) for transferring energy into and from the dielectric resonator elements ( ), wherein the feeds ( ) of each element ( ) are activatable either individually or in combination so as to produce at least one incrementally or continuously steerable beam which may be steered through a predetermined angle. Both the element beam patterns generated by the individual elements ( ) and the array factor generated by the array as a whole may be independently steered. When these are steered in synchronism, it is possible to improve the overall gain of the array in any particular direction.