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US 11,387,916 B1Granted
Three-dimensional wafer-stacked optical and radio frequency phased array transceiver system
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsMatthew C. Thomas, John J. Drab, Theodore Mark Kellum
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Abstract
A communication system includes an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly includes an optical communication layer including a plurality of electro-optical (EO) antennas for communicating via an EO signal and a radio-frequency communication layer including a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas for communicating via an RF signal. A processor operates the antenna assembly to communicate via one or both of the EO signal and the RF signal.
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An antenna assembly for a communication system, comprising:
- an optical communication layer including a plurality of electro-optical (EO) antennas;
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- a radio-frequency communication layer including a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas;
- wherein the plurality of RF antennas includes a first RF antenna and a second RF antenna and the plurality of EO antennas are located between the first RF antenna and the second RF antenna in a plane perpendicular to an interface of the antenna assembly that includes the first RF antenna and the second RF antenna.
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A communication system, comprising:
- an antenna assembly comprising an optical communication layer including a plurality of electro-optical (EO) antennas for communicating via an EO signal and a radio-frequency communication layer including a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas for communicating via an RF signal;
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- a processor for operating the antenna assembly to communicate via one or both of the EO signal and the RF signal;
- wherein the plurality of RF antennas includes a first RF antenna and a second RF antenna and the plurality of EO antennas are located between the first RF antenna and the second RF antenna in a plane perpendicular to an interface of the antenna assembly that includes the first RF antenna and the second RF antenna.
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