Abstract: An antenna may include a volume polarization current radiator and a feed network. The volume polarization current radiator, includes a dielectric solid (such as a dielectric strip), and a plurality of closely-spaced excitation elements (24), each excitation element (24) being configured to induce a volume polarization current distribution in the dielectric solid proximate to the excitation element when a voltage is applied to the excitation element. The feed network is coupled to the volume polarization current radiator.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2017
Assignees:
COMMSCOPE INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA, LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, OXBRIDGE PULSAR SOURCES LTD.
Inventors:
Arzhang Ardavan, John Singleton, Kevin E. Linehan, Houshang Ardavan, Andrea Caroline Schmidt-Zwiefel