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

Claim 7:
8. The antenna element of claim 1 further comprising a second balun configured to convert a second balanced signal to a second unbalanced signal and having an input, a first output, and a second output, wherein:
the feed layer further includes a third feed coupled to the first output of the second balun, a fourth feed coupled to the second output 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 electrical field that is orthogonal to the single polarized electrical field.