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US 2014/0198005 A1Published application
Low profile antenna
AssigneeCmc Electronique Inc. / Cmc Electronics Inc.
InventorsAlan Julian Paul HNATIW, John Patten CARR, Matthew Philip HILLS
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Abstract
There is provided a low profile antenna comprising a line source, a corporate feed network, and a plurality of radiating elements. The radiating elements are arranged in a linear array so as to be discrete in a first direction and each continuous in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The corporate feed network is integrated with the linear array of radiating elements to provide for a compact design.
Claims19
A low profile antenna comprising:
- a radiator array comprising a plurality of radiating elements arranged linearly along a first direction, each one of the plurality of radiating elements adapted to radiate along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a corporate feed network integrated with the radiator array, the corporate feed network comprising an input transmission line adapted to receive an input signal and a plurality of output transmission lines each coupled to the input transmission line and to a corresponding one of the plurality of radiating elements, the input signal adapted to be routed among the plurality of output transmission lines for delivery to the plurality of radiating elements.
A method for manufacturing a low profile antenna, the method comprising:
- arranging a plurality of radiating elements linearly along a first direction to form a radiator array, each one of the plurality of radiating elements adapted to radiate along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
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- integrating a corporate feed network with the radiator array, the corporate feed network comprising an input transmission line adapted to receive an input signal and a plurality of output transmission lines each coupled to the input transmission line and to a corresponding one of the plurality of radiating elements, the input signal adapted to be routed among the plurality of output transmission lines for delivery to the plurality of radiating elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.