Electronically tunable reflector
US6552696B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H59/0009
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tuneable impedance surface for steering and/or focusing a radio frequency beam. The tunable surface comprises a ground plane; a plurality of elements disposed a distance from the ground plane, the distance being less than a wavelength of the radio frequency beam; and a capacitor arrangement for controllably varying the capacitance of adjacent top plates, the capacitor arrangement including a dielectric material which locally changes its dielectric constant in response to an external stimulus.
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