Two-dimensional electronically steerable antenna

A two-dimensional electronically steerable antenna, comprising:

• an antenna controller;
• a linear array of control elements, wherein the control elements includes phase shifting elements attached to parallel plates;
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• a ferrite controller comprising an array of two or more ferrite phase shifters, wherein the ferrite phase shifters each include:
• a radio frequency (RF) path assembly, wherein the RF path assembly includes a RF path ferrite element and a RF path dielectric element;
• a magnetizing ferrite assembly, wherein the magnetizing ferrite assembly includes a magnetizing ferrite element, structural dielectric elements, and a flexible insulated waveguide wall, wherein the magnetizing ferrite element is attached to the structural dielectric elements and the flexible insulated waveguide wall surrounds the magnetizing ferrite element and the structural dielectric elements, wherein the RF path ferrite element and the magnetizing ferrite element are attached to form a ferrite toroid;
• tapered impedance matching transformers;
• at least one driver circuit per ferrite phase shifter configured to control the phase of each of the ferrite phase shifters.

A two-dimensional electronically steerable antenna, comprising:

• first and second ferrite controllers each comprising an array of two or more ferrite control elements, wherein the ferrite control elements each include:
• a radio frequency (RF) path assembly including a RF path ferrite element and a RF path dielectric element;
• a magnetizing ferrite assembly including a magnetizing ferrite element, structural dielectric elements, and a flexible insulated waveguide wall, wherein the magnetizing ferrite element is attached to the structural dielectric elements and the flexible insulated waveguide wall surrounds the magnetizing ferrite element and the structural dielectric elements, wherein the RF path ferrite element and the magnetizing ferrite element are attached to form a ferrite toroid;
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• tapered impedance matching transformers;
• at least one driver circuit per ferrite control element configured to control the phase of the ferrite control elements of the first and second ferrite controllers;
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• a 90 degree twist polarizer coupled between the first and second ferrite controllers;
• wherein the second ferrite controller is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the first ferrite controller.