QUALCOMM Incorporated
Communication via a butler matrix and a lens

Abstract:

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device may select a lens, of a set of candidate lenses, and a butler matrix, of a set of candidate butler matrixes, to communicate a signal with a second wireless communication device, wherein the lens is spaced, from the butler matrix, at a distance that is at least a far field length of the lens for a frequency associated with the signal. The first wireless communication device may communicate, with the second wireless communication device, the signal via a beam of the butler matrix and the lens. Numerous other aspects are provided.