SUB-MILLIMETER AND INFRARED REFLECTARRAY
First Claim
1. An integrated sub-millimeter and infrared reflectarray, comprising:
- a reflective surface;
a dielectric layer disposed on said reflective surface, and a subwavelength element array electromagnetically coupled to said reflective surface, said element array comprising;
(i) electrically conductive subwavelength elements on said dielectric layer, (ii) wherein said dielectric layer comprises a plurality of dielectric subwavelength elements, or (iii) said dielectric layer includes a plurality of embedded dielectric subwavelength elements, wherein said element array includes at least one of a plurality of substantially different microscale inter-element spacings and a plurality of substantially different microscale dimensions for said elements.
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Abstract
An integrated sub-millimeter and infrared reflectarray includes a reflective surface, a dielectric layer disposed on the reflective surface, and a subwavelength element array and a subwavelength element array electromagnetically coupled to the reflective surface. The subwavelength element array includes (i) electrically conductive subwavelength elements on the dielectric layer, (ii) wherein the dielectric layer comprises a plurality of dielectric subwavelength elements, or (iii) the dielectric layer includes a plurality of embedded dielectric subwavelength elements. The array includes at least one of a plurality of substantially different inter-element spacings and a plurality of substantially different dimensions for the elements.
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11 Claims
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1. An integrated sub-millimeter and infrared reflectarray, comprising:
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a reflective surface;
a dielectric layer disposed on said reflective surface, and a subwavelength element array electromagnetically coupled to said reflective surface, said element array comprising;
(i) electrically conductive subwavelength elements on said dielectric layer, (ii) wherein said dielectric layer comprises a plurality of dielectric subwavelength elements, or (iii) said dielectric layer includes a plurality of embedded dielectric subwavelength elements, wherein said element array includes at least one of a plurality of substantially different microscale inter-element spacings and a plurality of substantially different microscale dimensions for said elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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