Extended phase center tapered slot antenna
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRob Horner, Dennis Bermeo
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Abstract
A Extended Phase Center Tapered Slot Antenna (NC#97529). The apparatus includes a first antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy; a second antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy, wherein the first antenna element and the second antenna element are situated in a tapered slot antenna pair configuration; and at least one conductive launch structure, electrically coupled to the first antenna element and the second antenna element at a location between a lowest operating frequency phase center and a launch end of the tapered slot antenna pair configuration, capable of conducting electricity.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy;
- a second antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy, wherein said first antenna element and said second antenna element are situated in a tapered slot antenna pair configuration, wherein the tapered slot antenna pair configuration comprises:
- a launch end, and
- a feed end configured to be operatively coupled to an input/output feed;
- at least one conductive launch structure, directly coupled to, and forming an electrical connection between, said first antenna element and said second antenna element at a location between a lowest operating frequency phase center and said launch end.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy;
- a second antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy, wherein said first antenna element and said second antenna element are situated in a tapered slot antenna pair configuration;
- a first antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy;
- a third antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy;
- a fourth antenna element capable of transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy, wherein said third antenna element and said fourth antenna element are situated in a tapered slot antenna pair configuration;
- at least one conductive launch structure, electrically coupled to said first antenna element, said second antenna element, said third antenna element and said fourth antenna element at a location between a lowest operating frequency phase center and a launch end of said tapered slot antenna pair configurations, capable of conducting electricity.
An apparatus, comprising:
- eight pairs of tapered slot antennas having a cylindrical configuration;
- eight conductive launch structures wherein each conductive launch structure of said eight conductive launch structures electrically couples a unique pair of said eight pairs of tapered slot antennas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.