Patent ID: 9748665
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H01Q,Y10T

Claim:
1. An antenna, comprising: a suspended air stripline (SAS) disposed in a housing, said SAS having a proximate end and a distal end; a ridged waveguide coupler, having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end of said ridged waveguide coupler disposed substantially in an aperture in said housing and coupled thereto, said aperture located above said distal end of said SAS; an electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) ground plane disposed on said housing substantially surrounding said ridged waveguide coupler; and one or more radiating elements coupled to the distal end of said ridged waveguide coupler, wherein said one or more radiating elements are configured to couple electromagnetic energy from the proximate end of said SAS, through said ridged waveguide coupler, and into free space.