Shared aperture antenna array

Patent · Tue Mar 09 04:00:00 EST 2021

OSTI ID:1805607

Tedeschi, Jeffrey R.; Jones, Anthony Mark

A shared aperture antenna array including an array of antennas is disclosed. Elements of neighboring antennas are shared to create additional antennas. The shared elements include radiating patches and apertures. Each antenna shares an aperture with neighboring antennas. The array of antennas may be linear or two-dimensional. A phase shifting network with single-pole-single-throw reflective switches may be coupled to the antennas.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
• Patent Number(s): 10,942,262
• Application Number: 14/178,998
• OSTI ID: 1805607
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English