Global Patent Index - EP 1568104 B1

EP 1568104 B1 20060913 - MULTIPLE-BEAM ANTENNA WITH PHOTONIC BANDGAP MATERIAL

Title (en)

MULTIPLE-BEAM ANTENNA WITH PHOTONIC BANDGAP MATERIAL

Title (de)

MEHRFACHSTRAHLANTENNE MIT PHOTONISCHEM BANDLÜCKENMATERIAL

Title (fr)

ANTENNE MULTI-FAISCEAUX A MATERIAU BIP

Publication

EP 1568104 B1 20060913 (FR)

Application

EP 03778445 A 20031023

Priority

  • FR 0303145 W 20031023
  • FR 0213326 A 20021024
  • FR 0309472 A 20030731

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004040694A1] The invention concerns a system comprising a device for focusing electromagnetic waves, and a multiple-beam antenna. The antenna comprises: a photonic bandgap material (20) having at least one band gap, at least one periodicity defect (36) of the photonic bandgap material so as to produce at least one narrow bandwidth within said bandgap material, and excitation elements (40 to 43) for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves within said at least one narrow bandwidth, said elements being arranged relative to one another so as to produce overlapping radiating spots.

IPC 8 full level

H01Q 5/00 (2006.01); H01Q 5/28 (2015.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 19/17 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01Q 5/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 5/28 (2015.01 - EP US); H01Q 15/006 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 19/17 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 25/007 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004040694 A1 20040513; AT E339782 T1 20061015; AU 2003285444 A1 20040525; AU 2003285444 A8 20040525; DE 60308409 D1 20061026; DE 60308409 T2 20070920; EP 1568104 A1 20050831; EP 1568104 B1 20060913; JP 2006504373 A 20060202; JP 4181172 B2 20081112; US 2006125713 A1 20060615; US 7233299 B2 20070619

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0303145 W 20031023; AT 03778445 T 20031023; AU 2003285444 A 20031023; DE 60308409 T 20031023; EP 03778445 A 20031023; JP 2005501823 A 20031023; US 53265505 A 20051220