Patent ID: 11881611
Assignee: SMITHS INTERCONNECT, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. The antenna element of claim 13 further comprising a second balun configured to convert a second unbalanced signal to a second balanced signal and having an input, a first balanced side, and a second balanced side, wherein:
the feed layer further includes a third feed coupled to the first balanced side of the second balun, a fourth feed coupled to the second balanced side of the second balun, a third ridge coupled to the third feed, and a fourth ridge coupled to the fourth feed; and
the first feed and the second feed are configured to at least one of transmit or receive a single polarized electrical field, and the third feed and the fourth feed are configured to at least one of transmit or receive a second polarized electrical field that is orthogonal to the single polarized electrical field.