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Broadband antennas over electronically reconfigurable artificial magnetic conductor surfaces

US6917343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2002
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q15/008
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A low profile antenna system includes an artificial magnetic conductor comprising a frequency selective surface (FSS) having an effective sheet capacitance which is electronically variable to control resonant frequency of the AMC and the resonant frequency of an antenna element positioned adjacent to the FSS.

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