Patent ID: 8466846

Claim:
A unit cell, comprising: a Balanced Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna (BAVA); and a post assembly, the post assembly configured for receiving the BAVA, the post assembly including a base plate, the post assembly further including a plurality of channel modules, said plurality of channel modules being connected to the base plate, wherein a first channel module included in the plurality of channel modules is configured for receiving, via a channel of the first channel module, a first edge portion of a substrate of the BAVA, a second channel module included in the plurality of channel modules is configured for receiving, via a channel of the second channel module, a second edge portion of the substrate of the BAVA, and the base plate is configured for receiving, via an aperture formed through the base plate, a third edge portion of the substrate of the BAVA, the BAVA includes a plurality of conductors, each conductor included in the plurality of conductors including a multi-curve surface, said multi-curve surface including a plurality of curved sub-portions, wherein a first curved sub-portion included in the plurality of curved sub-portions is controlled by a first opening rate and a second curved sub-portion included in the plurality of sub-portions is controlled by a second opening rate, the second opening rate being a different rate than the first opening rate, the plurality of conductors includes a first outer conductor, a second outer conductor and an embedded conductor, the first outer conductor being configured upon a first external surface of the BAVA substrate, the second outer conductor being configured upon a second external surface of the BAVA substrate, the first external surface and the second external surface being located on a generally opposite external faces of the substrate, the embedded conductor being embedded within the substrate, the plurality of conductors further includes a third outer conductor, a fourth outer conductor and a second embedded conductor, the third outer conductor being configured upon the first external surface of the BAVA substrate, the fourth outer conductor being configured upon the second external surface of the BAVA substrate, the second embedded conductor being embedded within the substrate.