Feed network and electromagnetic radiation source

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9548536
APP PUB NO 20150325914A1
SERIAL NO

14651504

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An antenna may include a volume polarization current radiator and a feed network. The volume polarization current radiator, includes a dielectric solid (such as a dielectric strip), and a plurality of closely-spaced excitation elements (24), each excitation element (24) being configured to induce a volume polarization current distribution in the dielectric solid proximate to the excitation element when a voltage is applied to the excitation element. The feed network is coupled to the volume polarization current radiator. The feed network also includes a plurality of passive power divider elements (32) and a plurality of passive delay elements (d1-d6) coupling the first port (30) and the plurality of second ports (108, 109, 164), the plurality of power divider elements (32) and the plurality of phase delay elements (d1-d6) being configured such that a radio-frequency signal that is applied to the first port (30) experiences a progressive change of phase as it is coupled to the plurality of second ports (108, 109, 164) so as to cause the volume polarization current distribution to propagate along the dielectric solid.

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  • COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA;LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC;OXBRIDGE PULSAR SOURCES LTD.

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Ardavan, Arzhang Oxford, GB 12 54
Ardavan, Houshang Cambridge, GB 8 19
Linehan, Kevin E Rowlett, US 19 386
Schmidt-Zwiefel, Andrea Caroline Los Alamos, US 1 3
Singleton, John Los Alamos, US 12 34

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