Phased array antenna including archimedean spiral element array and related methods
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1. A phased array antenna comprising:
- a substrate; and
a plurality of spaced apart phased array antenna elements carried by said substrate and arranged along an imaginary Archimedean spiral.
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Abstract
A phased array antenna may include a substrate and a plurality of spaced apart phased array antenna elements carried by the substrate and arranged along an imaginary Archimedean spiral. More particularly, the imaginary Archimedean spiral may include a plurality of levels, and a spacing between adjacent pairs of phased array antenna elements along the imaginary Archimedean spiral may be substantially equal to a radial spacing between adjacent levels.
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25 Claims
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1. A phased array antenna comprising:
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a substrate; and
a plurality of spaced apart phased array antenna elements carried by said substrate and arranged along an imaginary Archimedean spiral. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A phased array antenna comprising:
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a substrate; and
a plurality of spaced apart phased array antenna elements on said substrate, substantially all of said phased array antenna elements being arranged along an imaginary Archimedean spiral comprising a plurality of levels, a spacing between adjacent pairs of phased array antenna elements along the imaginary Archimedean spiral being substantially equal to a radial spacing between adjacent levels. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for making a phased array antenna comprising:
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providing a substrate; and
arranging a plurality of phased array antenna elements on the substrate along an imaginary Archimedean spiral. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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