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Multi-band electronically scanned array antenna

US8570237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

20Claims

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Assignee

Raytheon Company · US

Inventors

Matthew Brown · Maryville, US
George F. Barson · Plano, US
William P. Hull, Jr. · Fairview, US
Steven P. McFarlane · McKinney, US
James S. Wilson · Hurst, US
Karl L. Worthen · Dallas, US
Joshua Lamb · Oak Park, US
Thomas H. Taylor · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2011
Grant date	Oct 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q5/42
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-band electronically scanned array antenna including a first sub-assembly having electronic circuits for a first frequency band; a second sub-assembly mechanically coupled to the first sub-assembly and having electronic circuits for a second frequency band; and an aperture adjacent to the first sub-assembly, the aperture being shared by the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly. The array antenna may further include a band switching circuit, or a combining circuit for coupling the first sub-assembly or the second sub-assembly to the aperture. The array antenna may also include a third sub-assembly including electronic circuits for a third frequency band. In this way, the aperture is shared by the first sub-assembly, the second sub-assembly, and the third sub-assembly to provide a smaller and lighter array antenna.

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