Patent ID: 11909120
Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. An antenna arrangement, comprising:
a central antenna array surrounded by peripheral antenna arrays;
wherein each among the central antenna array and the peripheral antenna arrays include a corresponding set of antenna structure instances, each antenna structure instance comprising:
sets of plate elements conductively coupled to a baseplate by support members that position the plate elements at selected distances offset from surfaces of the baseplate;
antenna probes arranged in orthogonal pairs positioned within gaps between a corresponding set of plate elements, each antenna probe comprising a conductive strip having a feed section coupled to a radio frequency connection through the baseplate, a transverse section generally parallel with the baseplate, and a terminal section directed back toward the baseplate; and
dielectric structures for each pair of antenna probes, each dielectric structure comprising a dielectric material having channels that recess the conductive strips therein and a dielectric spacer positioned between overlapping transverse sections of the antenna probes.