Patent ID: 8866686
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H01P,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A super-element radiator assembly, comprising: a ridged waveguide having a longitudinal axis aligned with a longitudinal axis of the super-element radiator assembly; a series of slot couplers formed in the waveguide; and a dielectric assembly adjacent the ridged waveguide disposed between opposing conductive walls defining a long slot along a length of the super-element radiator assembly, the dielectric assembly comprising a first resonant conductive strip and a second resonant conductive strip, a first dielectric foam layer adjacent the waveguide, a first dielectric layer adjacent the first dielectric foam layer, a second dielectric foam layer adjacent the first dielectric layer, and a to second dielectric layer adjacent the second dielectric foam layer, the first and second resonant strips being aligned along the longitudinal axis of the super-element radiator assembly and separated by the second dielectric foam layer.