Electronically tuned active antenna apparatus
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1. An electrically active antenna apparatus having a modifiable operational frequency as a function of radiative element form factor and positional location of active device elements with respect to at least one radiative element, comprising:
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a RF feed positioned on the substrate;
a radiator element positioned on the substrate and adjacent to the RF feed such that the radiator element and the RF feed are electromagnetically coupled; and
at least one of said active elements positioned on at least one corner of a patch antenna, wherein said active device makes peripheral electrical contact with the radiator element.
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Abstract
An electrically active antenna apparatus comprising a substrate, a RF feed positioned on the substrate, a radiator element positioned on the substrate and adjacent to the RF feed such that the radiator element and the RF feed are electromagnetically coupled, and a plurality of active devices that make electrical contact with the radiator element. The plurality of active devices are biased to actively tune the resonance frequency of the radiator element.
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1. An electrically active antenna apparatus having a modifiable operational frequency as a function of radiative element form factor and positional location of active device elements with respect to at least one radiative element, comprising:
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a substrate;
a RF feed positioned on the substrate;
a radiator element positioned on the substrate and adjacent to the RF feed such that the radiator element and the RF feed are electromagnetically coupled; and
at least one of said active elements positioned on at least one corner of a patch antenna, wherein said active device makes peripheral electrical contact with the radiator element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrically active antenna apparatus having a modifiable operational frequency as a function of radiative element form factor and positional location of active device elements with respect to at least one radiative element, comprising:
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a substrate;
a RF feed positioned on the substrate;
a patch antenna with a width and a length positioned on the substrate and adjacent to the RF feed such that the patch antenna and the RF feed are electromagnetically coupled; and
at least one of said active elements positioned on at least one corner of the patch antenna, wherein said plurality of active devices make peripheral electrical contact with the patch antenna. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of forming an electrically tunable active antenna apparatus having a modifiable operational frequency as a function of radiative element form factor and positional location of active device elements with respect to at least one radiative element, comprising the steps of:
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providing a substrate;
forming a RF feed positioned on the substrate;
forming a patch antenna with a resonant frequency positioned on the substrate and adjacent to the RF feed such that the patch antenna and the RF feed are electromagnetically coupled;
forming a plurality of active devices that make peripheral electrical contact with the patch antenna, wherein at least one of said active elements is positioned on at least one corner of the patch antenna; and
applying a voltage bias to the plurality of active devices to actively tune the resonant frequency of the patch antenna. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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