Patent ID: 7474273
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. In a phased array plasma antenna characterized by a plurality of localized gas discharge areas, each gas area being selectively and sufficiently ionized to form a reflector to incident radiation, the improvement wherein: each localized gas discharge area is confined within a gas encapsulating Plasma-shell, each Plasma-shell affixed to a substrate, at least two or more electrodes in contact with each gas encapsulating Plasma-shell, said electrodes being affixed to or embedded within the substrate, and AC electronic circuitry including address and sustain waveform electronics for addressing and sustaining the electrodes so as to selectively ionize a gas within a Plasma-shell and produce a controllable level of electron density over time within each Plasma-shell, each Plasma-shell acting alone or in concert with other Plasma-shells to form dipoles or patterns of dipoles.