| US 9,812,786 B2 | ||
| Metamaterial-based transmitarray for multi-beam antenna array assemblies | ||
| Senglee Foo, Kanata (CA) | ||
| Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN) | ||
| Filed by Senglee Foo, Kanata (CA) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 21, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/134,751. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 62/209,655, filed on Aug. 25, 2015. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2017/0062945 A1, Mar. 2, 2017 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01Q 15/10 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC H01Q 15/10 (2013.01) [H01Q 21/065 (2013.01); H01Q 25/00 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A metamaterial lens for a radio frequency (RF) antenna comprising a plurality of adjacent time-delay unit (TDU) cells,
each TDU cell comprising:
a dielectric material;
an inductive rectangular wire loop on a first side of the dielectric material arranged about a perimeter of the TDU cell;
and
a capacitive patch on a second side of the dielectric material and positioned within the perimeter of the TDU cell.
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