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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Jay Mccandless, Durham, NC (US);
Jay McCandless, Durham, NC (US);
Harris Broadband Wireless Access, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
An isolation shield improves the F/B ratio for a directional antenna radiating a electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of λwith a TEmode waveguide. The system includes a directional antenna and a waveguide adapted for attachment to one side of the directional antenna. The waveguide defines a channel spanning and positioned adjacent to the side of the directional antenna. The channel has a width and depth that are functions of λ. The waveguide excites a null in the E-field within the channel. The null being adjacent to the edge of the directional antenna and thereby improving the F/B ratio of the directional antenna.