Patent ID: 6677899
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) steerable electronically scanned lens array (ESA) antenna, comprising:a MEMS E-plane steerable lens array including first and second arrays of wide band radiating elements, and an array of MEMS E-plane phase shifter modules disposed between the first and second arrays of radiating elements; and, a MEMS H-plane steerable linear array including a continuous transverse stub (CTS) feed array and an array of MEMS H-plane phase shifter modules at an input of the CTS feed array, the MEMS H-plane steerable linear array being disposed adjacent the first array of radiating elements of the MEMS E-plane steerable lens array for providing a planar wave front in the near field; wherein the H-plane phase shifter modules shift RF signals input into the CTS feed array based on the phase settings of the H-plane phase shifter modules, and the E-plane phase shifter modules steer a beam radiated from the CTS feed array in an E-plane based on the phase settings of the E-plane phase shifter modules.