Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – Microstrip
Patent
1997-03-27
2000-04-11
Le, Hoanganh
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
Microstrip
343701, 343721, H01Q 138
Patent
active
060493089
ABSTRACT:
An antenna comprising a plurality of negative resistance devices and a method for making same comprising employing a removable standoff layer to form the gap between the microstrip antenna metal and the bottom contact layer.
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Hietala Vincent M.
Plut Thomas A.
Tiggers Chris P.
Le Hoang-anh
Nguyen Hoang
Sandia Corporation
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