Metal-free magnetic conductor substrates for placement-immune antenna assemblies

DWPI Title: Magnetic conductor substrate for mounting to antenna, has dielectric element which is formed from first material having first dielectric constant and dielectric lattice is formed from second material having second dielectric constant
Abstract: A magnetic conductor substrate produced for mounting to an antenna includes a sheet of dielectric lattice material having a length, a width and a thickness that is less than the length and less than the width. Within the sheet of dielectric lattice material is disposed an array of dielectric elements.
Use: Magnetic conductor substrate for mounting to antenna.
Advantage: The absence of internal electric conductors permits the substrate thickness to be minimized. Makrolon is easier to cut than Plexiglas, and thus provides advantages over Plexiglas in terms of manufacturability. The antenna polarization is used with the substrate, thus providing great flexibility for applications of the design.
Novelty: The substrate has array of dielectric elements (11) which are mounted within sheet of dielectric lattice material. The dielectric elements are formed from a first material having a first dielectric constant and the dielectric lattice is formed from a second material having a second dielectric constant. The first dielectric constant is higher than the second dielectric constant, and the thickness of the magnetic conductor substrate equals a length that is a quarter of a guided wavelength of the magnetic conductor substrate.
Filed: 3/15/2013
Application Number: US13833515A
Tech ID: SD 12134.0
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
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