Compact Multi-Tiered Plate Antenna Arrays
First Claim
1. An antenna array having a plurality of array elements, the antenna array comprising:
- a first array element having a first suspended radiator and a first ground conductor, the first suspended radiator being displaced from the first ground conductor; and
a second array element being adjacent to the first array element, the second array element having a second suspended radiator and a second ground conductor, wherein the second suspended radiator is displaced from the second ground conductor, wherein the first ground conductor is adjacent to and displaced from the second ground conductor and the first ground conductor is disposed on a first tier and the second ground conductor is disposed on a second tier to form an at least two-tiered ground conductor.
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Abstract
An antenna array having a plurality of array elements is disclosed. The antenna array comprises a first array element (204A) having a first suspended radiator (207A) and a first ground conductor (206A), the first suspended radiator being displaced from the first ground conductor. The antenna also comprises a second array element (204B) being adjacent to the first array element, the second array element having a second suspended radiator (207B) and a second ground conductor (206B), wherein the second suspended radiator is displaced from the second ground conductor. In the antenna the first ground conductor is adjacent to and displaced from the second ground conductor and the first ground conductor is disposed on a first tier and the second ground conductor is disposed on a second tier to form an at least two-tiered ground conductor.
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1. An antenna array having a plurality of array elements, the antenna array comprising:
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a first array element having a first suspended radiator and a first ground conductor, the first suspended radiator being displaced from the first ground conductor; and
a second array element being adjacent to the first array element, the second array element having a second suspended radiator and a second ground conductor, wherein the second suspended radiator is displaced from the second ground conductor, wherein the first ground conductor is adjacent to and displaced from the second ground conductor and the first ground conductor is disposed on a first tier and the second ground conductor is disposed on a second tier to form an at least two-tiered ground conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for configuring an antenna array having a plurality of array elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first array element having a first suspended radiator and a first ground conductor, the first suspended radiator being displaced from the first ground conductor;
providing a second array element as adjacent to the first array element, the second array element having a second suspended radiator and a second ground conductor, wherein the second suspended radiator is displaced from the second ground conductor;
disposing the first ground conductor adjacent to and displaced from the second ground conductor; and
disposing the first ground conductor on a first tier and the second ground conductor on a second tier to form an at least two-tiered ground conductor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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