SELECTIVELY PLATED, FREQUENCY-SCALED ULTRA-WIDEBAND PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA

Abstract: described herein, according to various aspects, are ultra-wideband, phased array antennas that include non-conductive components that are selectively plated in a conductive material. an exemplary antenna can include a plurality of signal ears and ground ears that are formed along with a base plate from which they extend in an additive manufactured process, thereby reducing the cost and time of manufacturing relative to conventional manufacturing processes. the signal ears and ground ears can be made out of a non-conductive material and selectively plated in a conductive material, thereby allowing for the electrical isolation of certain components, which can increase the operational bandwidth relative to conventional antennas made out of or fully plated in a conductive material.

Inventor(s): John Patrick LISTON, Mohamed Wajih ELSALLAL, Francisco Fernando RAMOS-CARRIZOSA, Kevin HANSEN

CPC Classification: H01Q21/0025 ({Modular arrays})

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