Method and apparatus for steering and stabilizing radio frequency beams utilizing photonic crystal structures

An apparatus for manipulating a radio frequency (RF) beam comprising:

• a first beam manipulating assembly including a first beam manipulating device to refract said RF beam, wherein said first beam manipulating device includes a first photonic crystal structure that produces an electromagnetic field to refract said RF beam;
• a second beam manipulating assembly including a second beam manipulating device to steer said refracted RF beam from said first beam manipulating device at a desired angle, wherein said second beam manipulating device includes a second photonic crystal structure that produces an electromagnetic field to steer said RF beam;
• and
• a compensation device to compensate for a combined movement of said first and second beam manipulating assemblies,
• wherein said first and second beam manipulating assemblies orient said first and second beam manipulating devices relative to each other to steer said RF beam at said desired angle.

A method of manipulating a radio frequency (RF) beam, comprising:

• refracting said RF beam by producing an electromagnetic field via a first photonic crystal structure within a first beam manipulating device;
• steering said refracted RF beam from said first beam manipulating device at a desired angle by producing an electromagnetic field via a second photonic crystal structure within a second beam manipulating device;
• orienting said first and second beam manipulating devices relative to each other to steer said RF beam at said desired angle;
• sensing a combined movement of said first photonic crystal structure within said first beam manipulating device and said second photonic crystal structure within said second beam manipulating device;
• and
• compensating for the combined movement by further orienting said first and second beam manipulating devices relative to each other.