Patent ID: 8274443

Claim:
A lens antenna array comprising: at least one antenna pair comprising: a transmit antenna on a first layered composite; a receive antenna on a second layered composite; a ground plane on a third layered composite, the ground plane disposed between, and spaced apart from, the transmit antenna and the receive antenna; and a balanced transmission line coupling the transmit antenna to the receive antenna the balanced transmission line on a fourth layered composite; wherein at least one of the first layered composite, the second layered composite and the third layered composite comprises: a first outer layer comprised of a polymeric film; a second outer layer comprised of a polymeric film; a middle layer disposed between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, the middle layer comprising a patterned reinforcing material; a first adhesive layer disposed between the first outer layer and the middle layer; and a second adhesive layer disposed between the middle layer and the second outer layer.