Patent ID: 8872713

Claim:
A radiating element assembly, comprising: a radome; and a radiating element, the radiating element configured for being connected to the radome, the radiating element including: a ground plane layer, the ground plane layer having a vertical polarization slot and a horizontal polarization slot formed therethrough; a stripline feed layer, the stripline feed layer configured for being connected to the ground plane layer, the stripline feed layer having a plurality of vias formed therethrough, said vias being configured for promoting elimination of resonances in the stripline feed layer, the stripline feed layer including a horizontal polarization feed, a vertical polarization feed, the horizontal polarization feed and the vertical polarization feed being configured for providing electromagnetic energy to the ground plane layer; a metamaterial layer, the metamaterial layer located directly on the ground plane layer, the metamaterial layer including a metamaterial; a first dipole layer, the first dipole layer being located directly on the metamaterial layer and between the metamaterial layer and the radome, the first dipole layer including a plurality of horizontal polarization dipoles and a plurality of vertical polarization dipoles; and a second dipole layer, the second dipole layer being stacked upon the first dipole layer and being located between the first dipole layer and the radome, the second dipole layer including a plurality of horizontal polarization dipoles and a plurality of vertical polarization dipoles, the plurality of horizontal polarization dipoles of the second dipole layer being at least partially aligned with the plurality of horizontal polarization dipoles of the first dipole layer and being at least partially aligned with the horizontal polarization slot of the ground plane layer, the plurality of vertical polarization dipoles of the second dipole layer being at least partially aligned with the plurality of vertical polarization dipoles of the first dipole layer and being at least partially aligned with the vertical polarization slot of the ground plane layer, wherein the electromagnetic energy is radiated via at least one of the vertical polarization slot and the horizontal polarization slot of the ground plane layer and traverses through the metamaterial layer, through the first dipole layer, through the second dipole layer, and through the radome.