Ferroelectric phase shifting antenna array
First Claim
1. A ferroelectric antenna comprising a rectangular antenna patch, an input source of Rf energy, a ferroelectric component having one end connected to said patch and a second end connected to said input source of Rf energy, a DC control source for varying the dielectric constant of said ferroelectric component, and a dielectric substrate support for supporting said antenna patch and said ferroelectric component;
- said rectangular antenna patch having at least two non-coincident resonant modes;
said DC control source connected to a side of said rectangular antenna patch which is at least close to or coincident with a voltage null position of one of said resonant modes.
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Abstract
A ferroelectric phase shifting antenna array consists of a plurality of lrally spaced antenna patches which have respective ferroelectric components abutting an edge of each patch at a near central location on the edge to provide impedance matching. DC control power lines are connected to the center voltage null position of the resonant mode of the antenna patch. An Rf source is connected to the other ends of the ferroelectric components through quarter wave coupled lines which provides simultaneous impedance matching and DC isolation.
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1. A ferroelectric antenna comprising a rectangular antenna patch, an input source of Rf energy, a ferroelectric component having one end connected to said patch and a second end connected to said input source of Rf energy, a DC control source for varying the dielectric constant of said ferroelectric component, and a dielectric substrate support for supporting said antenna patch and said ferroelectric component;
- said rectangular antenna patch having at least two non-coincident resonant modes;
said DC control source connected to a side of said rectangular antenna patch which is at least close to or coincident with a voltage null position of one of said resonant modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- said rectangular antenna patch having at least two non-coincident resonant modes;
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4. A ferroelectric phase shifting antenna array comprising, in combination:
- a source of Rf energy, a plurality of rectangular antenna patches, a plurality of ferroelectric components each having one end connected to a corresponding one of said antenna patches and a second end connected to said source of Rf energy, a DC source for controlling the dielectric constant of said plurality of ferroelectric components, and a dielectric support for supporting said antenna patches in a spaced, coplanar array, and for supporting said plurality of ferroelectric components;
each of said rectangular antenna patches having at least two non-coincident resonant modes;
said DC control source being connected to an edge of each of said rectangular antenna patches which is close to or coincident with a voltage null position of one of said resonant modes. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
- a source of Rf energy, a plurality of rectangular antenna patches, a plurality of ferroelectric components each having one end connected to a corresponding one of said antenna patches and a second end connected to said source of Rf energy, a DC source for controlling the dielectric constant of said plurality of ferroelectric components, and a dielectric support for supporting said antenna patches in a spaced, coplanar array, and for supporting said plurality of ferroelectric components;
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