Patent ID: 7119755

Claim:
A wave antenna system comprising a plurality of spaced apart wave antennas, each wave antenna comprising: a central dielectric portion having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first dielectric taper portion having a first dielectric taper portion proximal side connected with the first side of the central dielectric portion and a first dielectric taper portion distal side; and a second dielectric taper portion having a second dielectric taper portion proximal side connected with the second side of the central dielectric portion and a second dielectric taper portion distal side, wherein the system further comprises a plane supporting the plurality of wave antennas, wherein the plane has a first plane side and a second plane side and the wave antennas are inserted in the plane, the first dielectric taper portion located above the first plane side, and the second dielectric taper portion located below the second plane side, and wherein the wave antennas are disposed in an array configuration, the array configuration having a peripheral share formed by distal portions of the first and second dielectric taper portions, the peripheral shape being lens-shaped.