Antenna having reconfigurable length
AssigneeASI Technology Corporation
InventorsTheodore Anderson, Igor Alexeff
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Abstract
The present invention is drawn to an antenna having a reconfigurable length, and a method of reconfiguring an antenna. The antenna can comprise an enclosed composition capable of forming plasma operable as an antenna; an energy source configured for applying variable energy levels to the composition to thereby form variable plasma configurations; and an enclosure containing the composition. The enclosure can have a proximal end, wherein upon application of a first energy level to the composition, a first plasma length with respect to the proximal end is formed, and upon application of a second energy level to the composition, a second plasma length with respect to the proximal end is formed.
Claims30
An antenna having a reconfigurable length, comprising:
- an enclosed composition capable of forming a plasma;
- an energy source configured for applying variable energy levels to the composition to thereby form a plasma operable as an antenna;
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- an enclosure containing the composition, said enclosure having a proximal end, wherein upon application of a first energy level to the composition, a first plasma length with respect to the proximal end is formed, and upon application of a second energy level to the composition, a second plasma length with respect to the proximal end is formed.
A method of reconfiguring a plasma antenna, comprising:
- energizing a composition within an enclosure to form a plasma that is operable as an antenna, said plasma having a first length extending from a proximal end;
- altering the level of energy applied to the composition such that the plasma is reconfigured to a second length extending from the proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.