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US 2015/0318620 A1Published application
Curved surface scattering antennas
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsERIC J. BLACK, PAI-YEN CHEN, BRIAN MARK DEUTSCH, TOM DRISCOLL, SIAMAK EBADI, JOHN DESMOND HUNT, ALEXANDER REMLEY KATKO, NATHAN INGLE LANDY, MELROY MACHADO, MILTON PERQUE, JR., DAVID R. SMITH, YAROSLAV A. URZHUMOV
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Abstract
Surface scattering antennas on curved manifolds provide adjustable radiation fields by adjustably coupling scattering elements along a wave-propagating structure.
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An antenna, comprising:
- a waveguide configured to propagate a guided wave along a curved manifold;
- and
- a plurality of adjustable subwavelength radiators positioned along the curved manifold and coupled to the waveguide.
A method of making a curved antenna, comprising:
- identifying a desired curvature for the curved antenna;
- obtaining a circuit board that includes a waveguide and a plurality of adjustable subwavelength radiators coupled to the waveguide;
- and
- bending the circuit board to conform to the desired curvature.
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A curved antenna fabricated by a method that includes:
- identifying a desired curvature for the curved antenna;
- obtaining a circuit board that includes a waveguide and a plurality of adjustable subwavelength radiators coupled to the waveguide;
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- bending the circuit board to conform to the desired curvature.
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