Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – Microstrip
Patent
1989-03-02
1990-12-25
Hille, Rolf
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
Microstrip
343846, H01Q 1380, H01Q 13080
Patent
active
049806939
ABSTRACT:
A microstrip focal plane array antenna is disclosed which includes a planar dielectric board 18 having a first surface 22 and second surface 28. A second radiating element 30 is located on the second surface 28 of the dielectric board 18 and a first radiating element 12 is located on the first surface 22 of the dielectric board 18. Energy is coupled to the first radiating element 12 from the second radiating element 30 and is reradiated by the first radiating element 12.
In a specific embodiment, the second radiating element 30 is a resonator 30 at one end of a coplanar waveguide, 24, having longitudinal and traverse axes, 32 and 34 respectively. The first radiating element 12 is a microstrip patch 12 of conductive material, having longitudinal and traverse axes, 14 and 16 respectively. The microstrip patch 12 is aligned over the resonator 30 such that electromagnetic energy from the resonator 30 is reradiated as linearly polarized energy by the microstrip patch 12.
In an alternative embodiment, the microstrip patch 12 is aligned relative to the resonator 30 such that the longitudinal axis 32 of the microstrip patch 12 is at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis 32 of the resonator 30. This orientation, is effective to cause the patch 12 to radiate circularly polarized energy.
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Chang Donald C. D.
Patin Robert J.
Wong Mon N.
Brown Peter Toby
Denson-Low Wanda K.
Hille Rolf
Hughes Aircraft Company
Mitchell Steven M.
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