Apparatus and method for phase fronts based on superluminal polarization current
US8125385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for a radiation source involving phase fronts emanating from an accelerated, oscillating polarization current whose distribution pattern moves superluminally (that is, faster than light in vacuo). Theoretical predictions and experimental measurements using an existing prototype superluminal source show that the phase fronts from such a source can be made to be very complex. Consequently, it will be very difficult for an aircraft imaged by such a radiation to detect where this radiation has come from. Moreover, the complexity of the phase fronts makes it almost impossible for electronics on an aircraft to synthesize a rogue reflection. A simple directional antenna and timing system should, on the other hand, be sufficient for the radar operators to locate the aircraft, given knowledge of their own source's speed and modulation pattern.
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