Patent ID: 8743015

Claim:
A device, comprising: a triangular unit cell for supporting a plurality of antenna elements, each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements configured for multi-polarization, the plurality of antenna elements including a first antenna element oriented in a first direction, a second antenna element oriented in a second direction, and a third antenna element oriented in a third direction; and the triangular unit cell including a first support portion for supporting the first antenna element, a second support portion for supporting the second antenna element in an arrangement such that the second direction is at least substantially different than the first direction, and a third support portion for supporting the third antenna element in an arrangement such that the third direction is at least substantially different than the first direction and the second direction, the first support portion, second support portion, and third support portion in contact with each other in a triangular configuration; wherein the triangular unit cell is configured to tessellate on a surface of a spherical support of a doubly curved antenna array.