US20020101377A1 - Card-based diversity antenna structure for wireless communications - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to antennas, and more specifically to small antenna structures possessing diversity characteristics.
- a multipath environment is created when radio frequency (RF) signals propagate over more than one path from the transmitter to the receiver. Alternate paths with different propagation times are created when the RF signal reflects from objects that are displaced from the direct path.
- the direct and alternate path signals sum at the receiver antenna to cause constructive and destructive interference, which have peaks and nulls. When the receiver antenna is positioned in a null, received signal strength drops and the communication channel is degraded or lost. The reflected signals may experience a change in polarization relative to the direct path signal.
- This multipath environment is typical of indoor and in-office wireless local area networks (WLAN).
- WLAN wireless local area networks
- An approach to addressing the multipath problem is to employ multiple receiver antenna elements in order to selectively receive a signal from more than one direction or from a slightly different position. This approach, known as “diversity”, is achieved when receiving signals at different points in space or receiving signals with different polarization. Performance is further enhanced by isolating the separate antennas. Wireless communication link bit error rate (BER) performance is improved in a multipath environment if receive and/or transmit diversity is used.
- BER bit error rate
- the present invention advantageously addresses the needs above as well as other needs by providing an antenna structure that includes a card, at least two antenna elements, and active circuitry.
- the at least two antenna elements are attached to the card at a first end thereof.
- the active circuitry is attached to the card and coupled to the at least two antenna elements. At least two of the at least two antenna elements are sufficiently spaced apart so as to achieve spatial diversity.
- the invention can be characterized as an antenna structure that includes a card, at least two antenna elements, and active circuitry.
- the at least two antenna elements are attached to the card at a first end thereof.
- the active circuitry is attached to the card and coupled to the at least two antenna elements.
- a first of the at least two antenna elements comprises a polarization that is orthogonal to a polarization of a second of the at least two antenna elements so as to achieve polarization diversity.
- the invention can be characterized as a method of receiving a signal in a multi-path environment.
- the method includes the steps of: placing a card in the multi-path environment, the card having active circuitry attached thereto; receiving the signal with a first antenna element attached to the card at a first end thereof; and receiving the signal with a second antenna element attached to the card at the first end thereof; wherein the first and second antenna elements are coupled to the active circuitry.
- the invention can be characterized as a method of transmitting a signal in a multi-path environment.
- the method includes the steps of: placing a card in the multi-path environment, the card having active circuitry attached thereto; transmitting the signal with a first antenna element attached to the card at a first end thereof; and transmitting the signal with a second antenna element attached to the card at the first end thereof; wherein the first and second antenna elements are coupled to the active circuitry.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram illustrating a computer having inserted therein a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIG. 1;
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4 C are a top view, center layer view, and bottom view, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B;
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6 C are a top view, center layer view, and bottom view, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B;
- FIG. 7 is a plot illustrating antenna gain patterns for the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B;
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are partial perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9 C are a top view, center layer view, and bottom view, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B;
- FIGS. 10A and 10B are partial perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a plot illustrating antenna gain patterns for the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B.
- FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view illustrating in further detail the top surface of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIG. 10A.
- FIG. 1 there is illustrated a multi-antenna element structure 20 made in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 is ideal for use as a diversity antenna and overcomes the disadvantages described above. It provides receive and/or transmit diversity in a multipath environment so that wireless communication link bit error rate (BER) performance is improved.
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 is extremely well suited to small form-factor applications that are to be used at high frequencies, including the 5 to 6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band.
- GHz gigahertz
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 is particularly suited for use in wireless local area networks (WLAN).
- WLAN wireless local area networks
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 may be conveniently inserted into an interface slot 22 of a computer 24 .
- a notebook computer is illustrated, it should be well understood that the computer 24 may comprise any type of computer, such as for example, a desktop computer, laptop computer, palmtop computer, hand-held computer, etc.
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 may also be inserted into interface slots associated with a plethora of other types of devices that may need to communicate wirelessly, such as for example, set-top boxes (including cable and XDSL), information appliances, printers, fax machines, scanners, storages devices, televisions, stereos, etc.
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 can be used for performing wireless communications to and from any of these devices.
- the interface slot 22 comprises a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) compliant slot, and the multi-antenna element structure 20 is constructed on a PCMCIA card 26 .
- PCMCIA card is a well-known, approximately credit card-size adapter which is inserted into a PCMCIA slot.
- PCMCIA cards are usable for many different types of I/O devices and are widely used, for example, with notebook computers.
- the antenna structures described herein may alternatively be implemented on many other types of cards, such as for example, interface cards, adapter cards, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, smart cards, etc., in accordance with the present invention.
- the interface slot 22 may comprise many different types of interface slots in accordance with the present invention.
- the interface slot 22 may comprise a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) compliant slot, Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) compliant slot, etc.
- PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
- ISA Industry Standard Architecture
- FIG. 2A illustrates the top surface 28 of the multi-antenna element structure 20
- FIG. 2B illustrates its bottom surface 30
- One or more connectors 32 are typically located at one end of the card 26 .
- the connectors 32 normally comprise a configuration or type that is appropriate for the particular interface being used, e.g., PCMCIA, PCI, ISA, etc.
- Two or more antenna elements are preferably located at the other end of the card 26 , i.e., the end opposite the connectors 32 .
- the two or more antenna elements may be comprised of antenna elements A t1 through A tn located on the top surface 28 of the card 26 and/or antenna elements A b1 through A bn located on the bottom surface 30 of the card 26 .
- the two or more antenna elements may be comprised of antenna elements located on the top surface 28 , antenna elements located on the bottom surface 30 , or antenna element(s) located on the top surface 28 and antenna element(s) located on the bottom surface 30 .
- the cloud-like shape of the antenna elements A t1 through A tn and A b1 through A bn shown in the drawings is intended to indicate that many different types of antennas may be used for implementing the antenna elements A t1 through A tn and A b1 through A bn .
- Several exemplary types of antennas will be discussed in the examples below. Furthermore, it will be demonstrated that different types of antennas may even be used among the antenna elements A t1 through A tn and A b1 through A bn .
- Active circuitry such as radio frequency (RF) circuitry
- RF radio frequency
- active circuitry 34 may be located on the top surface 28 and/or active circuitry 36 may be located on the bottom surface 30 .
- the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 may comprise power amplifiers for driving the antenna elements, low noise amplifiers (LNAs) for amplifying the received signals, RF switches for selecting signals routed to and from transmit and receive antenna elements, and/or digital baseband processing application specific integrated circuits (ASICs).
- LNAs low noise amplifiers
- ASICs digital baseband processing application specific integrated circuits
- the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 may also comprise additional circuitry that processes the transmitted and received signals, for example frequency translation from/to an intermediate frequency (IF) to/from the final radio frequency (RF) frequency.
- IF intermediate frequency
- RF radio frequency
- Locating the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 on the card 26 has the advantage of allowing the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 to interface directly with the antenna elements, which simplifies signal routing and eliminates the need for coaxial antenna connections. Such location places the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 intimately close to the antenna elements, which minimizes signal losses.
- traces T t1 through T tn may be used to directly interface the antenna elements A t1 through A tn , respectively, with the active circuitry 34 .
- traces T b1 through T bn may be used to directly interface the antenna elements A b1 through A bn , respectively, with the active circuitry 36 .
- traces T t1 through T tn and T b1 through T bn are illustrated as being located on the top surface 28 and bottom surface 30 , respectively, it should be well understood that one or more of such traces may alternatively be located on one or more interior layers of the card 26 . Examples of separate, interior layers of a card will be discussed below.
- traces T t1 through T tn and T b1 through T bn can be very short, which means that the antenna elements are connected almost immediately to the inputs of the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 . No coaxial antenna connections are necessary with this scheme. Short trace lengths are highly advantageous when operating at very high frequencies, such as 5 GHz, due to the losses that can occur with long traces. Preferably, trace lengths of less than or equal to 0.5 to 1.0 inches are used.
- the active circuitry 34 may be optionally coupled to the connectors 32 by means of one or more traces 40 .
- the active circuitry 36 may be optionally coupled to the connectors 32 by means of one or more traces 42 .
- information or data can be transferred to and from the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 by the device in which the card 26 is inserted, such as the computer 24 .
- data can be transferred to and from the active circuitry 34 , over the one or more traces 40 , through the connectors 32 , through corresponding connectors in the interface slot 22 , and onto or off of one or more busses in the computer 24 .
- one or more of the traces 40 , 42 may alternatively be located on one or more interior layers of the card 26 .
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 is capable of achieving diversity. Specifically, spatial diversity can be achieved by spacing individual antenna elements apart so as to obtain sufficient decorrelation. Sufficient spacing of the individual antenna elements is important for obtaining minimum uncorrelated fading of antenna outputs. Preferably, at least some of the antenna elements A t1 through A tn and A b1 through A bn are spaced apart by a distance greater than or equal to 0.5 ⁇ for a frequency of operation falling within the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band. Because ⁇ is so small for the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band, such spacing of antenna elements can be accomplished on the small card 26 , which for example may comprise a PCMCIA card.
- Polarization diversity can be achieved in the multi-antenna element structure 20 when the polarizations of two of the antenna elements are orthogonal to each other.
- polarization diversity may be achieved in the present invention by using a combination of vertically and horizontally polarized antenna elements, or by positioning an active edge of one antenna element to be orthogonal to an active edge of another antenna element.
- the multi-antenna element structures of the present invention are capable of achieving a high amount of diversity per unit volume by using simple antenna structures that can be hosted in a small form factor, such as a PCMCIA card form factor.
- Some embodiments of the present invention use a combination of spatial and polarization diversity to achieve a high number of reasonably uncorrelated antenna elements in the small form factor. It should be well understood, however, that some embodiments of the present invention may rely solely on spatial diversity and that some embodiments of the present invention may rely solely on polarization diversity.
- the signal offered to the receiver contains not only a direct line-of-sight radio wave, but also a large number of reflected radio waves, which interfere with the direct wave to create a “composite signal.”
- Two or more of the antenna elements A t1 through A tn and A b1 through A bn each receive this “composite signal.”
- Each of these “composite signals” comprises a sum of the direct and alternate path signals, as well as signals that experience a change in polarization, which constructively and destructively interfere and create peaks and nulls.
- the multi-antenna element structure 20 can compensate for fading because several replicas of the same information carrying signal are received over multiple channels by different antenna elements. There is a good likelihood that at least one or more of these received signals will not be in a fade at any given instant in time, thus making it possible to deliver adequate signal level to the receiver.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a multi-antenna element structure 100 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3A illustrates the top surface 108 of the multi-antenna element structure 100
- FIG. 3B illustrates its bottom surface 110 .
- the multi-antenna element structure 100 includes a card 106 , such as for example a PCMCIA card.
- One or more connectors 112 are typically located at one end of the card 106 .
- the connectors 112 normally comprise a configuration or type that is appropriate for the particular interface being used, e.g., PCMCIA, PCI, ISA, etc.
- Active circuitry 114 may be conveniently located on one or more of the surfaces or interior layers of the card 106 .
- the active circuitry 114 may be optionally coupled to the connectors 112 by means of one or more traces 116 , which may be located on one or more of the surfaces or interior layers of the card 106 .
- antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 are attached to the card 106 , preferably at the end of the card 106 opposite the connectors 112 .
- Three of the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 are attached to the top surface 108 , and one antenna element 126 is attached to the bottom surface 110 .
- this embodiment includes four antenna elements, the present invention is not limited to the use of four antenna elements and is intended to include the use of two or more antenna elements. Indeed, an embodiment having six antenna elements is discussed below.
- Traces may be used to directly interface the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 with the active circuitry 114 .
- the three antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 may be directly interfaced with the active circuitry 114 by means of the traces 121 , 123 , 125 , respectively, located on the top surface 108 of the card 106 .
- one or more of such traces may alternatively be located on one or more interior layers of the card 106 .
- a trace used to directly interface the antenna element 126 with the active circuitry 114 may be located on an interior layer, and therefore is not seen in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- Traditional patch antennas or printed micro-strip antenna elements are a very cost-effective way to realize one or more of the individual antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 .
- Many different types of patch antennas may be used, including 1 ⁇ 4 -wave, 1 ⁇ 2-wave and 3 ⁇ 4-wave patch antennas.
- all four of the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 are implemented with patch antennas.
- the center antenna elements 120 , 126 comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave or 1 ⁇ 2-wave patch antennas
- the side antenna elements 122 , 124 comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave or 1 ⁇ 2-wave patch antennas.
- the patch antenna 120 includes active (radiating) edges 140 , 142 , and the patch antenna 126 includes active edges 144 , 146 . It should be well understood, however, that other types and configurations of patch antennas may be used in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4 C illustrate an exemplary manner in which the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 can be implemented on the card 106 with patch antennas.
- patch antenna elements can be fabricated according to a microstrip technique, where etched copper patterns lie above a ground plane.
- FIG. 4A illustrates the top surface 108 of the card 106
- FIG. 4C illustrates the bottom surface 110 of the card 106
- FIG. 4B illustrates the center layer of the card 106 where a ground plane 130 is located.
- the ground plane 130 is positioned beneath each of the patch antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 , which may each comprise an etched copper pattern.
- the ground plane 130 preferably extends to the edge of the card 106 . Traces can be included in the center layer for connecting the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 to the connectors 112 or other circuitry.
- each of the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 is preferably individually designed to have good gain and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR). This is standard procedure in antenna design.
- the individual antenna element designs are preferably optimized to preserve good gain and VSWR while also delivering good inter-element isolation.
- the antenna elements are preferably designed to exhibit acceptably low cross-correlation (i.e., isolation). Good isolation is important for achieving good diversity gain.
- each of the antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 preferably provides gain while also having good isolation between itself and other antenna elements.
- the separate antenna elements 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 offer spatial and/or polarization diversity, which delivers good receive and transmit diversity performance.
- the multi-antenna element structure 100 is small and cost-effective. This is at least partly due to it physically residing on a portion of a small card, such as for example, a standard PCMCIA card.
- the multiple planar antenna element configuration is well suited to the form factor limits imposed by the PCMCIA card dimensions.
- printed copper (microstrip) techniques may be used to implement the actual antenna elements. This kind of construction is extremely low-cost and low-profile.
- the present invention provides for the inclusion of multiple antenna elements on a PCMCIA card form-factor that deliver good diversity performance at low cost. This configuration is very convenient for application in the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band where low-cost and antenna diversity is desired.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate a multi-antenna element structure 150 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- the multi-antenna element structure 150 includes a card 152 , such as for example a PCMCIA card.
- FIG. 5A illustrates the top surface 154 of the card 152
- FIG. 5B illustrates the bottom surface 156 .
- Connectors for the card 152 which would be similar to the connectors 112 described above, are not shown.
- active circuitry similar to the active circuitry 34 and/or 36 described above, which may be located on one or more of the surfaces or interior layers of the card 152 , is also not shown.
- the top surface 154 of the card 152 includes three antenna elements 160 , 162 , 164 , and the bottom surface 156 includes one antenna element 166 .
- the center antenna elements 160 , 166 preferably comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave or 1 ⁇ 2-wave patch antennas.
- the side antenna elements 162 , 164 preferably comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave or 1 ⁇ 2-wave horizontally polarized printed monopole antennas.
- the inclusion of the two horizontally polarized monopole antennas 162 , 164 illustrates that other types and configurations of antennas may be used in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6 C illustrate an exemplary manner in which both the patch antenna elements 160 , 166 and the monopole antenna elements 162 , 164 can be implemented on the card 152 .
- FIG. 6A illustrates the top surface 154 of the card 152
- FIG. 6C illustrates the bottom surface 156 .
- FIG. 6B illustrates the center layer of the card 152 where a ground plane 170 is located.
- the ground plane 170 comprises a shape such that it is positioned beneath each of the center patch antenna elements 160 , 166 (which may each comprise an etched copper pattern).
- the ground plane 170 is cut away in the regions 172 , 174 beneath the locations of the monopole antennas 162 , 164 , respectively.
- the ground plane 170 preferably extends to the edge of the card 152 .
- Traces can be included in the center layer for connecting the antenna elements 160 , 162 , 164 , 166 to the connectors or other circuitry (not shown) on the card 152 .
- the separate antenna elements 160 , 162 , 164 , 166 offer spatial and/or polarization diversity, which delivers good receive and transmit diversity performance.
- FIG. 7 illustrates the antenna gain patterns G 160 , G 162 , G 164 , G 166 that result for the four antenna elements 160 , 162 , 164 , 166 , respectfully.
- the antenna gain patterns G 160 , G 162 , G 164 , G 166 cross each other at approximately the ⁇ 3 dB gain points (relative to the main lobe). When viewed in the y-z plane, a full 360 degrees of coverage is achieved.
- the active (radiating) edges 180 , 182 of the patch antenna 160 are purposely chosen to be orthogonal to the polarization present on the edge of the monopole antenna elements 162 , 164 .
- This orthogonality helps to achieve polarization diversity.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate a multi-antenna element structure 200 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- the multi-antenna element structure 200 includes a card 202 , such as for example a PCMCIA card.
- FIG. 8A illustrates the top surface 204 of the card 202
- FIG. 8B illustrates the bottom surface 206 .
- Active circuitry and connectors which may be included on the card 202 , are not shown.
- the top surface 204 of the card 202 includes three antenna elements 210 , 212 , 214 , and the bottom surface 206 includes one antenna element 216 .
- the center antenna elements 210 , 216 preferably comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave or 1 ⁇ 2-wave patch antennas.
- the side antenna elements 212 , 214 preferably comprise ⁇ fraction ( 1 / 4 ) ⁇ -wave vertically polarized monopole antennas. The inclusion of the two side vertically polarized monopole antennas 212 , 214 illustrates that other types and configurations of antennas may be used in accordance with the present invention.
- the vertically polarized monopole antennas 212 , 214 provide ⁇ /4 sections out-of-plane for different polarization.
- the vertically polarized monopole antennas 212 , 214 may comprise small circuit-board type antennas, ceramic elements, wire elements, etc.
- FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9 C illustrate an exemplary manner in which both the patch antenna elements 210 , 216 and the monopole antenna elements 212 , 214 can be implemented on the card 202 .
- FIG. 9A illustrates the top surface 204 of the card 202
- FIG. 9C illustrates the bottom surface 206 .
- FIG. 9B illustrates the center layer of the card 202 where a ground plane 230 is located.
- the ground plane 230 comprises a shape such that it is positioned beneath each of the center patch antenna elements 210 , 216 (which may each comprise an etched copper pattern), as well as the monopole antenna elements 212 , 214 .
- the monopole antenna elements 212 , 214 on the top surface 204 use the ground plane 230 underneath them to “work against.”
- the ground plane 230 preferably extends to the edge of the card 202 .
- Traces can be included in the center layer for connecting the antenna elements 210 , 212 , 214 , 216 to the connectors or other circuitry (not shown) on the card 202 .
- FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a multi-antenna element structure 300 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- the multi-antenna element structure 300 includes a card 302 , such as for example a PCMCIA card (but as discussed above, many different types of cards may be used).
- FIG. 10A illustrates the top surface 304 of the card 302
- FIG. 10B illustrates the bottom surface 306 . Active circuitry and connectors, which may be included on the card 302 , are not shown.
- the multi-antenna element structure 300 includes six antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 , 318 , 320 .
- the top surface 304 of the card 302 includes three antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314
- the bottom surface 306 includes three antenna elements 316 , 318 , 320 .
- the center antenna elements 310 , 316 may comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave or 1 ⁇ 2-wave patch antennas
- the side antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 may comprise 1 ⁇ 4-wave vertically polarized monopole antennas. It should be well understood, however, that various configurations and combinations of different types of antennas may be used in accordance with the present invention.
- each of the antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 , 318 , 320 is preferably individually designed to have good gain and VSWR. This is standard procedure in antenna design.
- the individual antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 , 318 , 320 are preferably optimized to preserve good gain and VSWR while also delivering good inter-element isolation. Good isolation is important for achieving good diversity gain.
- each of the antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 , 318 , 320 preferably provides gain while also having good isolation between itself and other antenna elements.
- different polarizations between the antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 , 318 , 320 can be used to realize low cross-correlation (i.e., isolation) between them.
- the illustrated side monopole antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 are vertically polarized, which yields low cross-correlation with the center patch antenna elements 310 , 316 .
- the side monopole antenna elements 312 , 314 (and 318 , 320 ) are capable of being horizontally spaced at approximately ⁇ /2 or more, they result in additional diversity gain for the system.
- FIG. 11 illustrates the individual antenna gain patterns G 310 , G 312 , G 314 , G 316 , G 318 , G 320 in the y-z plane that result for the six antenna elements 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 , 318 , 320 , respectfully.
- a full 360 degrees of coverage is achieved.
- the vertical antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 may comprise standard ⁇ /4 monopole antennas, or they can be implemented using a variety of modern materials (e.g., ceramics).
- the vertically polarized antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 may comprise small circuit-board type antennas, ceramic elements, wire elements, etc.
- a preferred feature for each of the antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 is E-field polarization out-of-the-plane (i.e., along the z-axis).
- the vertical antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 Two configuration options are possible for the vertical antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 .
- the two vertical elements 312 , 320 (and 314 , 318 ) that are directly above and below each other may be used to form a traditional dipole antenna.
- the total number of diversity antenna elements realized is only four. If, however, each of the vertical antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 is situated above a ground plane (similar to the ground plane 130 of FIG. 4B), then a total of six different antenna branches can be realized.
- the thickness d of the card 302 is preferably defined by the following equation: d ⁇ ⁇ 4 ⁇ ⁇ r
- ⁇ r is the relative dielectric constant of the card 302 .
- the active (radiating) edges 330 , 332 , 334 , 336 of the patch antenna elements 310 , 316 are preferably orthogonal to the polarization present on the dipole/monopole antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 .
- This orthogonality helps to achieve polarization diversity.
- this orthogonality permits separate transmitter power amplifier stages to drive each of the two polarizations thereby lowering the required power amplifier output power (per branch) by 3 dB. For example, referring to FIG.
- the active circuitry 340 which may be located on the card 302 can include one transmitter power amplifier stage 342 for driving the patch antenna element 310 and a separate transmitter power amplifier stage 344 for driving the monopole antenna elements 312 , 314 . If the same methodology is used on the under-side of the card 302 , a total of 6 dB reduction in each individual power amplifier can be used while delivering the same total output power level.
- the position of the four vertical antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 are chosen to be symmetrically located with respect to the radiating edge edges 330 , 332 , 334 , 336 of the patch antenna elements 310 , 316 . This lowers the near-field antenna energy from the patch antenna elements 310 , 316 that is coupled into the vertical antenna elements 312 , 314 , 318 , 320 .
- the diversity antenna 300 is very convenient for application in the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band where low-cost and antenna diversity are desired. Its multiple antenna element configuration is well suited to the form factor limits imposed by the dimensions of small cards, such as a PCMCIA. It can physically reside on a portion of such a card, and it can use a combination of printed copper (microstrip) techniques and lumped-element devices to implement the actual antenna elements. Thus, multiple antenna elements are provided in a small form-factor that deliver good diversity performance at low cost, which is particularly suited for use in wireless local area networks (WLAN) operating in the 5 GHz frequency bands.
- WLAN wireless local area networks
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to antennas, and more specifically to small antenna structures possessing diversity characteristics.
- 2. Discussion of the Related Art
- A multipath environment is created when radio frequency (RF) signals propagate over more than one path from the transmitter to the receiver. Alternate paths with different propagation times are created when the RF signal reflects from objects that are displaced from the direct path. The direct and alternate path signals sum at the receiver antenna to cause constructive and destructive interference, which have peaks and nulls. When the receiver antenna is positioned in a null, received signal strength drops and the communication channel is degraded or lost. The reflected signals may experience a change in polarization relative to the direct path signal. This multipath environment is typical of indoor and in-office wireless local area networks (WLAN).
- An approach to addressing the multipath problem is to employ multiple receiver antenna elements in order to selectively receive a signal from more than one direction or from a slightly different position. This approach, known as “diversity”, is achieved when receiving signals at different points in space or receiving signals with different polarization. Performance is further enhanced by isolating the separate antennas. Wireless communication link bit error rate (BER) performance is improved in a multipath environment if receive and/or transmit diversity is used.
- Conventional antenna structures that employ diversity techniques tend to be expensive and physically large structures that utilize bulky connectors, such as coaxial cable connectors. Such antenna structures are not suitable for residential and office use where low-cost and small physical size are highly desirable characteristics. Thus, there is a need for antenna structures capable of employing diversity techniques that overcomes these and other disadvantages.
- The present invention advantageously addresses the needs above as well as other needs by providing an antenna structure that includes a card, at least two antenna elements, and active circuitry. The at least two antenna elements are attached to the card at a first end thereof. The active circuitry is attached to the card and coupled to the at least two antenna elements. At least two of the at least two antenna elements are sufficiently spaced apart so as to achieve spatial diversity.
- In another embodiment, the invention can be characterized as an antenna structure that includes a card, at least two antenna elements, and active circuitry. The at least two antenna elements are attached to the card at a first end thereof. The active circuitry is attached to the card and coupled to the at least two antenna elements. A first of the at least two antenna elements comprises a polarization that is orthogonal to a polarization of a second of the at least two antenna elements so as to achieve polarization diversity.
- In a further embodiment, the invention can be characterized as a method of receiving a signal in a multi-path environment. The method includes the steps of: placing a card in the multi-path environment, the card having active circuitry attached thereto; receiving the signal with a first antenna element attached to the card at a first end thereof; and receiving the signal with a second antenna element attached to the card at the first end thereof; wherein the first and second antenna elements are coupled to the active circuitry.
- In an additional embodiment, the invention can be characterized as a method of transmitting a signal in a multi-path environment. The method includes the steps of: placing a card in the multi-path environment, the card having active circuitry attached thereto; transmitting the signal with a first antenna element attached to the card at a first end thereof; and transmitting the signal with a second antenna element attached to the card at the first end thereof; wherein the first and second antenna elements are coupled to the active circuitry.
- The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following more particular description thereof, presented in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective diagram illustrating a computer having inserted therein a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIG. 1;
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
- FIGS. 4A, 4B and4C are a top view, center layer view, and bottom view, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B;
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
- FIGS. 6A, 6B and6C are a top view, center layer view, and bottom view, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B;
- FIG. 7 is a plot illustrating antenna gain patterns for the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B;
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are partial perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
- FIGS. 9A, 9B and9C are a top view, center layer view, and bottom view, respectively, of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B;
- FIGS. 10A and 10B are partial perspective views illustrating the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of a multi-antenna element structure made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 11 is a plot illustrating antenna gain patterns for the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B; and
- FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view illustrating in further detail the top surface of the multi-antenna element structure shown in FIG. 10A.
- Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several views of the drawings.
- The following description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing the general principles of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the claims.
- Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a
multi-antenna element structure 20 made in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Themulti-antenna element structure 20 is ideal for use as a diversity antenna and overcomes the disadvantages described above. It provides receive and/or transmit diversity in a multipath environment so that wireless communication link bit error rate (BER) performance is improved. Themulti-antenna element structure 20 is extremely well suited to small form-factor applications that are to be used at high frequencies, including the 5 to 6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band. Moreover, themulti-antenna element structure 20 is particularly suited for use in wireless local area networks (WLAN). - The
multi-antenna element structure 20 may be conveniently inserted into aninterface slot 22 of acomputer 24. Although a notebook computer is illustrated, it should be well understood that thecomputer 24 may comprise any type of computer, such as for example, a desktop computer, laptop computer, palmtop computer, hand-held computer, etc. Furthermore, themulti-antenna element structure 20 may also be inserted into interface slots associated with a plethora of other types of devices that may need to communicate wirelessly, such as for example, set-top boxes (including cable and XDSL), information appliances, printers, fax machines, scanners, storages devices, televisions, stereos, etc. Themulti-antenna element structure 20 can be used for performing wireless communications to and from any of these devices. - In the illustrated embodiment, the
interface slot 22 comprises a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) compliant slot, and themulti-antenna element structure 20 is constructed on aPCMCIA card 26. A PCMCIA card is a well-known, approximately credit card-size adapter which is inserted into a PCMCIA slot. PCMCIA cards are usable for many different types of I/O devices and are widely used, for example, with notebook computers. Although embodiments of the invention described herein are implemented on PCMCIA cards, it should be well understood that the antenna structures described herein may alternatively be implemented on many other types of cards, such as for example, interface cards, adapter cards, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, smart cards, etc., in accordance with the present invention. Furthermore, theinterface slot 22 may comprise many different types of interface slots in accordance with the present invention. By way of example, theinterface slot 22 may comprise a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) compliant slot, Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) compliant slot, etc. - FIG. 2A illustrates the
top surface 28 of themulti-antenna element structure 20, and FIG. 2B illustrates itsbottom surface 30. One ormore connectors 32 are typically located at one end of thecard 26. Theconnectors 32 normally comprise a configuration or type that is appropriate for the particular interface being used, e.g., PCMCIA, PCI, ISA, etc. - Two or more antenna elements are preferably located at the other end of the
card 26, i.e., the end opposite theconnectors 32. The two or more antenna elements may be comprised of antenna elements At1 through Atn located on thetop surface 28 of thecard 26 and/or antenna elements Ab1 through Abn located on thebottom surface 30 of thecard 26. Thus, the two or more antenna elements may be comprised of antenna elements located on thetop surface 28, antenna elements located on thebottom surface 30, or antenna element(s) located on thetop surface 28 and antenna element(s) located on thebottom surface 30. - The cloud-like shape of the antenna elements At1 through Atn and Ab1 through Abn shown in the drawings is intended to indicate that many different types of antennas may be used for implementing the antenna elements At1 through Atn and Ab1 through Abn. Several exemplary types of antennas will be discussed in the examples below. Furthermore, it will be demonstrated that different types of antennas may even be used among the antenna elements At1 through Atn and Ab1 through Abn.
- Active circuitry, such as radio frequency (RF) circuitry, may also be conveniently located on the
card 26. For example,active circuitry 34 may be located on thetop surface 28 and/oractive circuitry 36 may be located on thebottom surface 30. Theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 may comprise power amplifiers for driving the antenna elements, low noise amplifiers (LNAs) for amplifying the received signals, RF switches for selecting signals routed to and from transmit and receive antenna elements, and/or digital baseband processing application specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 may also comprise additional circuitry that processes the transmitted and received signals, for example frequency translation from/to an intermediate frequency (IF) to/from the final radio frequency (RF) frequency. - Locating the
active circuitry 34 and/or 36 on thecard 26 has the advantage of allowing theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 to interface directly with the antenna elements, which simplifies signal routing and eliminates the need for coaxial antenna connections. Such location places theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 intimately close to the antenna elements, which minimizes signal losses. By way of example, traces Tt1 through Ttn may be used to directly interface the antenna elements At1 through Atn, respectively, with theactive circuitry 34. Similarly, traces Tb1 through Tbn may be used to directly interface the antenna elements Ab1 through Abn, respectively, with theactive circuitry 36. Although traces Tt1 through Ttn and Tb1 through Tbn are illustrated as being located on thetop surface 28 andbottom surface 30, respectively, it should be well understood that one or more of such traces may alternatively be located on one or more interior layers of thecard 26. Examples of separate, interior layers of a card will be discussed below. - Because the
active circuitry 34 and/or 36 is intimately close to the antenna elements, traces Tt1 through Ttn and Tb1 through Tbn can be very short, which means that the antenna elements are connected almost immediately to the inputs of theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36. No coaxial antenna connections are necessary with this scheme. Short trace lengths are highly advantageous when operating at very high frequencies, such as 5 GHz, due to the losses that can occur with long traces. Preferably, trace lengths of less than or equal to 0.5 to 1.0 inches are used. - The
active circuitry 34 may be optionally coupled to theconnectors 32 by means of one or more traces 40. Similarly, theactive circuitry 36 may be optionally coupled to theconnectors 32 by means of one or more traces 42. This way, information or data can be transferred to and from theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 by the device in which thecard 26 is inserted, such as thecomputer 24. For example, data can be transferred to and from theactive circuitry 34, over the one ormore traces 40, through theconnectors 32, through corresponding connectors in theinterface slot 22, and onto or off of one or more busses in thecomputer 24. It should be well understood that one or more of thetraces card 26. - The
multi-antenna element structure 20 is capable of achieving diversity. Specifically, spatial diversity can be achieved by spacing individual antenna elements apart so as to obtain sufficient decorrelation. Sufficient spacing of the individual antenna elements is important for obtaining minimum uncorrelated fading of antenna outputs. Preferably, at least some of the antenna elements At1 through Atn and Ab1 through Abn are spaced apart by a distance greater than or equal to 0.5λ for a frequency of operation falling within the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band. Because λ is so small for the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band, such spacing of antenna elements can be accomplished on thesmall card 26, which for example may comprise a PCMCIA card. - Polarization diversity can be achieved in the
multi-antenna element structure 20 when the polarizations of two of the antenna elements are orthogonal to each other. As will be discussed below, polarization diversity may be achieved in the present invention by using a combination of vertically and horizontally polarized antenna elements, or by positioning an active edge of one antenna element to be orthogonal to an active edge of another antenna element. - The multi-antenna element structures of the present invention are capable of achieving a high amount of diversity per unit volume by using simple antenna structures that can be hosted in a small form factor, such as a PCMCIA card form factor. Some embodiments of the present invention use a combination of spatial and polarization diversity to achieve a high number of reasonably uncorrelated antenna elements in the small form factor. It should be well understood, however, that some embodiments of the present invention may rely solely on spatial diversity and that some embodiments of the present invention may rely solely on polarization diversity.
- When receiving a signal in a multi-path environment, the signal offered to the receiver contains not only a direct line-of-sight radio wave, but also a large number of reflected radio waves, which interfere with the direct wave to create a “composite signal.” Two or more of the antenna elements At1 through Atn and Ab1 through Abn each receive this “composite signal.” Each of these “composite signals” comprises a sum of the direct and alternate path signals, as well as signals that experience a change in polarization, which constructively and destructively interfere and create peaks and nulls. By relying on spatial diversity, polarization diversity, or a combination of both spatial and polarization diversity, the
multi-antenna element structure 20 can compensate for fading because several replicas of the same information carrying signal are received over multiple channels by different antenna elements. There is a good likelihood that at least one or more of these received signals will not be in a fade at any given instant in time, thus making it possible to deliver adequate signal level to the receiver. - Because two or more of the antenna elements At1 through Atn and Ab1 through Abn are largely uncorrelated, more than one power amplifier stage in the transmitter can be used thereby reducing the maximum power level required out of any individual power amplifier stage. This is highly advantageous for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) where the peak-to-average power ratio is a concern. Specifically, the FCC limits the total transmit power allowed, so this peak can be shared if there is more than one power amplifier stage involved.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a
multi-antenna element structure 100 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A illustrates thetop surface 108 of themulti-antenna element structure 100, and FIG. 3B illustrates itsbottom surface 110. Themulti-antenna element structure 100 includes acard 106, such as for example a PCMCIA card. One ormore connectors 112 are typically located at one end of thecard 106. Theconnectors 112 normally comprise a configuration or type that is appropriate for the particular interface being used, e.g., PCMCIA, PCI, ISA, etc.Active circuitry 114, similar to theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 described above, may be conveniently located on one or more of the surfaces or interior layers of thecard 106. Theactive circuitry 114 may be optionally coupled to theconnectors 112 by means of one ormore traces 116, which may be located on one or more of the surfaces or interior layers of thecard 106. - In this embodiment, four
separate antenna elements card 106, preferably at the end of thecard 106 opposite theconnectors 112. Three of theantenna elements top surface 108, and oneantenna element 126 is attached to thebottom surface 110. While this embodiment includes four antenna elements, the present invention is not limited to the use of four antenna elements and is intended to include the use of two or more antenna elements. Indeed, an embodiment having six antenna elements is discussed below. - Traces may be used to directly interface the
antenna elements active circuitry 114. For example, the threeantenna elements active circuitry 114 by means of thetraces top surface 108 of thecard 106. It should be well understood, however, that one or more of such traces may alternatively be located on one or more interior layers of thecard 106. For example, a trace used to directly interface theantenna element 126 with theactive circuitry 114 may be located on an interior layer, and therefore is not seen in FIGS. 3A and 3B. - Traditional patch antennas or printed micro-strip antenna elements are a very cost-effective way to realize one or more of the
individual antenna elements antenna elements center antenna elements side antenna elements patch antenna 120 includes active (radiating) edges 140, 142, and thepatch antenna 126 includesactive edges - FIGS. 4A, 4B and4C illustrate an exemplary manner in which the
antenna elements card 106 with patch antennas. In general, patch antenna elements can be fabricated according to a microstrip technique, where etched copper patterns lie above a ground plane. FIG. 4A illustrates thetop surface 108 of thecard 106, and FIG. 4C illustrates thebottom surface 110 of thecard 106. FIG. 4B illustrates the center layer of thecard 106 where aground plane 130 is located. Theground plane 130 is positioned beneath each of thepatch antenna elements ground plane 130 preferably extends to the edge of thecard 106. Traces can be included in the center layer for connecting theantenna elements connectors 112 or other circuitry. - The detailed design process for an individual patch antenna is well known. Each of the
antenna elements antenna elements - The
separate antenna elements multi-antenna element structure 100 is small and cost-effective. This is at least partly due to it physically residing on a portion of a small card, such as for example, a standard PCMCIA card. The multiple planar antenna element configuration is well suited to the form factor limits imposed by the PCMCIA card dimensions. Furthermore, printed copper (microstrip) techniques may be used to implement the actual antenna elements. This kind of construction is extremely low-cost and low-profile. Thus, the present invention provides for the inclusion of multiple antenna elements on a PCMCIA card form-factor that deliver good diversity performance at low cost. This configuration is very convenient for application in the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band where low-cost and antenna diversity is desired. - It should be well understood that all four of the
antenna elements multi-antenna element structure 150 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Themulti-antenna element structure 150 includes acard 152, such as for example a PCMCIA card. FIG. 5A illustrates thetop surface 154 of thecard 152, and FIG. 5B illustrates thebottom surface 156. Connectors for thecard 152, which would be similar to theconnectors 112 described above, are not shown. Furthermore, active circuitry, similar to theactive circuitry 34 and/or 36 described above, which may be located on one or more of the surfaces or interior layers of thecard 152, is also not shown. - Similar to the
card 106 described above, thetop surface 154 of thecard 152 includes threeantenna elements bottom surface 156 includes oneantenna element 166. Thecenter antenna elements card 106, however, theside antenna elements monopole antennas - FIGS. 6A, 6B and6C illustrate an exemplary manner in which both the
patch antenna elements monopole antenna elements card 152. FIG. 6A illustrates thetop surface 154 of thecard 152, and FIG. 6C illustrates thebottom surface 156. FIG. 6B illustrates the center layer of thecard 152 where aground plane 170 is located. Theground plane 170 comprises a shape such that it is positioned beneath each of the centerpatch antenna elements 160, 166 (which may each comprise an etched copper pattern). Theground plane 170, however, is cut away in theregions monopole antennas regions ground plane 170 preferably extends to the edge of thecard 152. Traces can be included in the center layer for connecting theantenna elements card 152. - The
separate antenna elements antenna elements - Referring again to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the active (radiating) edges180, 182 of the
patch antenna 160, as well as theedges patch antenna 166, are purposely chosen to be orthogonal to the polarization present on the edge of themonopole antenna elements patch antenna element 166 on thebottom side 156 of thecard 152, the total relaxation per power amplifier stage is 10Log10(3)=5 dB. - FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate a
multi-antenna element structure 200 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Themulti-antenna element structure 200 includes acard 202, such as for example a PCMCIA card. FIG. 8A illustrates thetop surface 204 of thecard 202, and FIG. 8B illustrates thebottom surface 206. Active circuitry and connectors, which may be included on thecard 202, are not shown. - Similar to the
card 152 described above, thetop surface 204 of thecard 202 includes threeantenna elements bottom surface 206 includes oneantenna element 216. Thecenter antenna elements card 152, however, theside antenna elements monopole antennas monopole antennas monopole antennas - FIGS. 9A, 9B and9C illustrate an exemplary manner in which both the
patch antenna elements monopole antenna elements card 202. FIG. 9A illustrates thetop surface 204 of thecard 202, and FIG. 9C illustrates thebottom surface 206. FIG. 9B illustrates the center layer of thecard 202 where aground plane 230 is located. Theground plane 230 comprises a shape such that it is positioned beneath each of the centerpatch antenna elements 210, 216 (which may each comprise an etched copper pattern), as well as themonopole antenna elements bottom surface 206, themonopole antenna elements top surface 204 use theground plane 230 underneath them to “work against.” Theground plane 230 preferably extends to the edge of thecard 202. Traces can be included in the center layer for connecting theantenna elements card 202. - The above discussion presented various antenna means for realizing four-element diversity. The present invention, however, is not limited to the use of four antenna elements. Indeed, fewer or more than four antenna elements may be used in accordance with the present invention. Performance is increased markedly as the number of diversity antenna elements is increased from two to approximately eight. The following discussion presents a means to deliver six-element diversity.
- FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a
multi-antenna element structure 300 made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Themulti-antenna element structure 300 includes acard 302, such as for example a PCMCIA card (but as discussed above, many different types of cards may be used). FIG. 10A illustrates thetop surface 304 of thecard 302, and FIG. 10B illustrates thebottom surface 306. Active circuitry and connectors, which may be included on thecard 302, are not shown. - The
multi-antenna element structure 300 includes sixantenna elements top surface 304 of thecard 302 includes threeantenna elements bottom surface 306 includes threeantenna elements center antenna elements side antenna elements - Similar to the
multi-antenna element structures antenna elements individual antenna elements antenna elements - In this embodiment, different polarizations between the
antenna elements monopole antenna elements patch antenna elements monopole antenna elements 312, 314 (and 318, 320) are capable of being horizontally spaced at approximately λ/2 or more, they result in additional diversity gain for the system. - The
separate antenna elements antenna elements - The
vertical antenna elements antenna elements antenna elements - Two configuration options are possible for the
vertical antenna elements vertical elements 312, 320 (and 314, 318) that are directly above and below each other may be used to form a traditional dipole antenna. In this scenario, the total number of diversity antenna elements realized is only four. If, however, each of thevertical antenna elements ground plane 130 of FIG. 4B), then a total of six different antenna branches can be realized. - In the six-element configuration where the
vertical antenna elements vertical antenna elements card 302 is preferably defined by the following equation: - where εr is the relative dielectric constant of the
card 302. - The active (radiating) edges330, 332, 334, 336 of the
patch antenna elements monopole antenna elements active circuitry 340 which may be located on thecard 302 can include one transmitterpower amplifier stage 342 for driving thepatch antenna element 310 and a separate transmitterpower amplifier stage 344 for driving themonopole antenna elements card 302, a total of 6 dB reduction in each individual power amplifier can be used while delivering the same total output power level. - Preferably, the position of the four
vertical antenna elements patch antenna elements patch antenna elements vertical antenna elements - The
diversity antenna 300 is very convenient for application in the 5 to 6 GHz frequency band where low-cost and antenna diversity are desired. Its multiple antenna element configuration is well suited to the form factor limits imposed by the dimensions of small cards, such as a PCMCIA. It can physically reside on a portion of such a card, and it can use a combination of printed copper (microstrip) techniques and lumped-element devices to implement the actual antenna elements. Thus, multiple antenna elements are provided in a small form-factor that deliver good diversity performance at low cost, which is particularly suited for use in wireless local area networks (WLAN) operating in the 5 GHz frequency bands. - U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/693,465, filed Oct. 19, 2000, entitled DIVERSITY ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, by inventor James A. Crawford, is hereby fully incorporated into the present application by reference.
- While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments and applications thereof, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention set forth in the claims.
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