Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for providing a radiating element having an electrical reflective phase shifter for reflecting electromagnetic energy received from an electromagnetic energy source including a dielectric substrate having a top surface, a conductive layer having a channel-like opening in its top surface and disposed on the top surface of the dielectric substrate, at least one electrostatic switch spans the channel-like opening and a means for selectively actuating the electrostatic switch to reflect the electrostatic energy. The electrostatically actuated mechanical switch utilizes a cantilever element fabricated by solid-state microfabrication techniques. The electrical reflective phase shifter can be grouped into a phase shifting reflect array for beam steering an electromagnetic energy from an electromagnetic energy source.

Abstract: A planar dielectric substrate supports a stripline conductor therein. A conductive housing has one or more recesses for receiving a dielectric and a conductive cover is mountable over the dielectric in contact with the housing to enclose the dielectric and isolate the stripline from adjacent structures. The housing and cover have aligned slots disposed on opposite sides of the dielectric and transverse to the stripline for providing coupling of signals between the stripline and the slot. An aperture is formed in the housing in communication with the slot.Other embodiments of the invention include impedance matching means for either or both of the stripline and the aperture for optimizing the efficiency measured in terms of VSWR of the radiator.

Abstract: A stripline filter with suppressed electro-magnetic leakage. A filter topology suppresses generation of spurious waveguide modes by structuring microstrip launchers to operate as a waveguide way beyond cutoff of the waveguide modes, and by damping out remaining waveguide mode energy with lossy stripes in the filter package.

Abstract: A thin film electroluminescent edge emitter structure includes a common electrode layer and control electrodes disposed above the common electrode layer. At least one dielectric layer is disposed between the common electrode layer and control electrodes, and a phosphor layer is interposed between the one dielectric layer and common electrode layer. The common electrode layer, one dielectric layer and the phosphor layer define the light-emitting pixels of the emitter structure. Each pixel has a light-emitting face formed thereon and is operable upon application of electrical excitation to cause the radiation of light energy within its phosphor layer at least in a direction towards the pixel light-emitting face.

Abstract: A survival detection system distinguishes a low frequency survivor generated signal component from ambient low frequency signal components in a seismic sensor signal output. A twin-tee filter circuit a has its input coupled to the sensor signal output and it has a plurality of interconnected charging resistor and capacitor components with an output circuit coupled thereto to generate the detected survivor signal component.A CMOS switch is connected in each charging current path between the associated resistor and capacitor in such path to control the capacitor charging currents. A bandwidth control circuit applies an adjustable feedback voltage from filter output circuit to the twin-tee filter.A variable duty cycle generator controls the on-off duty cycle of the CMOS switches to control the effective charging current path resistance and thereby the capacitor charging currents and the tuned or center frequency of the filter.