Impedance matching for an aperture antenna
US10700429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/065
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for impedance matching for an antenna aperture are described. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna aperture having at least one array of antenna elements operable to radiate radio frequency (RF) energy and an integrated composite stack structure coupled to the antenna aperture. The integrated composite stack structure includes a wide angle impedance matching network to provide impedance matching between the antenna aperture and free space and also puts dipole loading on antenna elements.
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