REDUCING ANTENNA ARRAY FEED MODULES THROUGH CONTROLLED MUTUAL COUPLING OF A PIXELATED EM SURFACE
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1. A reconfigurable radio frequency aperture comprising:
- a substrate;
a plurality of reconfigurable patches on the substrate; and
a plurality of reconfigurable coupling elements on the substrate;
wherein at least one reconfigurable coupling element is coupled between a reconfigurable patch and another reconfigurable patch; and
wherein the reconfigurable coupling elements affect the mutual coupling between reconfigurable patches.
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Abstract
A reconfigurable radio frequency aperture including a substrate, a plurality of reconfigurable patches on the substrate, and a plurality of reconfigurable coupling elements on the substrate, wherein at least one reconfigurable coupling element is coupled between a reconfigurable patch and another reconfigurable patch, and wherein the reconfigurable coupling elements affect the mutual coupling between reconfigurable patches.
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1. A reconfigurable radio frequency aperture comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of reconfigurable patches on the substrate; and a plurality of reconfigurable coupling elements on the substrate; wherein at least one reconfigurable coupling element is coupled between a reconfigurable patch and another reconfigurable patch; and wherein the reconfigurable coupling elements affect the mutual coupling between reconfigurable patches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A reconfigurable radio frequency aperture comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of reconfigurable patches on the substrate; and a plurality of reconfigurable parasitic elements on the substrate; wherein at least one reconfigurable parasitic element is between a reconfigurable patch and another reconfigurable patch; wherein at least one reconfigurable coupling element is coupled between a reconfigurable patch and a reconfigurable parasitic element, or between one reconfigurable parasitic element and another reconfigurable parasitic element; and wherein the reconfigurable coupling elements and the reconfigurable parasitic elements affect the mutual coupling between reconfigurable patches. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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