Microfluidic beam scanning focal plane arrays
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1. A microfluidic beam scanning focal plane array for a beam scanning antenna, the microfluidic focal plane array comprising:
- an elongated, straight microfluidic channel that contains an electrically conductive antenna element suspended within a dielectric fluid that is provided within the channel, the channel including multiple microfluidic chambers that are positioned at discrete locations along the length of the microfluidic channel and adapted to alternately receive the antenna element such that the antenna element can be selectively positioned at different locations along the length of the microfluidic channel; and
means for moving the position of the antenna element along a length of the channel to change a direction along which electromagnetic waves are transmitted or received.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a microfluidic beam scanning focal plane array for a beam scanning antenna includes an elongated microfluidic channel that contains an electrically conductive antenna element suspended within a dielectric fluid that is provided within the channel and means for moving the position of the antenna element along a length of the channel to change a direction along which electromagnetic waves are transmitted or received.
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1. A microfluidic beam scanning focal plane array for a beam scanning antenna, the microfluidic focal plane array comprising:
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an elongated, straight microfluidic channel that contains an electrically conductive antenna element suspended within a dielectric fluid that is provided within the channel, the channel including multiple microfluidic chambers that are positioned at discrete locations along the length of the microfluidic channel and adapted to alternately receive the antenna element such that the antenna element can be selectively positioned at different locations along the length of the microfluidic channel; and means for moving the position of the antenna element along a length of the channel to change a direction along which electromagnetic waves are transmitted or received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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