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Triad National Security, LLC

U.S. Department of Energy

Los Alamos National Laboratory, LLC

Frank L Krawczyk

John Singleton

James M Potter

Andrea Caroline Schmidt

Lawrence M Earley

William P Romero

Zhi-Fu Wang

A continuous antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements whose opposing electrodes create an electric field that excites polarization currents in an enclosed dielectric. Each of the antenna elements comprises one or more stripline feeds configured to provide a flat form factor and apply a signal with controlled phase differences between the plurality of antenna elements.

Continuous antenna arrays

A very low frequency (VLF) antenna includes a metal monopole and a dielectric metamaterial cladding surrounding a periphery of the monopole.

Dielectrically boosted very low frequency antenna

A superluminal antenna element integrates a balun element to better impedance match an input cable or waveguide to a dielectric radiator element, thus preventing stray reflections and consequent undesirable radiation. For example, a dielectric housing material can be used that has a cutout area. A cable can extend into the cutout area. A triangular conductor can function as an impedance transition. An additional cylindrical element functions as a sleeve balun to better impedance match the radiator element to the cable.

Superluminal antenna

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