Patent ID: 8803741

Claim:
An antenna, comprising: a plurality of circular conductive patches; an electrical ground plane; and a plurality of meta-material elements, wherein the plurality of meta-material elements and the plurality of circular conductive patches are paired together such that, for each circular conductive patch of the plurality of circular conductive patches, a respective meta-material element is disposed between the circular conductive patch and the electrical ground plane, wherein at least one of the meta-material elements comprises a first plurality of substantially planar conductive loops and a second plurality of substantially planar conductive loops, wherein each substantially planar conductive loop of the first and second pluralities of substantially planar conductive loops is substantially perpendicular to the circular patch, and wherein each substantially planar conductive loop of the first plurality of substantially planar conductive loops is substantially perpendicular to each substantially planar conductive loop of the second plurality of substantially planar conductive loops.