Systems and methods for phase-coincidential dual-polarized wideband antenna arrays
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsMatilda G. Livadaru, Jeremiah D. Wolf
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Abstract
The antenna includes a substrate and a plurality of unit cells coupled to the substrate. Each unit cell includes a dipole feed extending from the substrate, a first antenna dipole coupled to the dipole feed, and a second antenna dipole coupled to the dipole feed. The first antenna dipole includes a first arm on a first side of the dipole feed and a second arm on a second side of the dipole feed opposite the first side. The second antenna dipole includes a third arm on a third side of the dipole feed and a fourth arm on a fourth side of the dipole feed opposite the third side.
Claims11
An antenna, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a plurality of unit cells coupled to a surface of the substrate, each unit cell defining a center, each unit cell including:
- a first antenna dipole including a first arm on a first side of the center and a second arm on a second side of the center opposite the first side, the first arm including a first arm end adjacent to the center and configured to receive a first voltage, the second arm including a second arm end adjacent to the center and configured to receive a second voltage;
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- a second antenna dipole including a third arm on a third side of the center and a fourth arm on a fourth side of the center opposite the third side, the third arm including a third arm end adjacent to the center and configured to receive a third voltage, the fourth arm including a fourth arm end adjacent to the center and configured to receive a fourth voltage;
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- an aperture layer coupled to the plurality of unit cells;
- wherein the plurality of unit cells are configured to transmit a radio frequency signal over a bandwidth extending between and including a first frequency to a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is approximately 3 GHz, wherein the second frequency is approximately 18 GHz, wherein a measure of isolation between the first dipole antenna and the second dipole antenna is at least 40 dB broadside from zenith across the bandwidth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.