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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Larry L. Savage, Huntsville, AL (US);
Ted R. Dabrowski, Madison, AL (US);
Corey M. Thacker, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/16 (2006.01); H01P 3/16 (2006.01); H01P 3/12 (2006.01); H01P 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/16 (2013.01); H01P 3/122 (2013.01); H01P 3/16 (2013.01); H01P 11/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a waveguide. The waveguide includes a waveguide wall having a shape associated with a dominant propagation mode. The waveguide includes a first dielectric material having a cross-sectional area that varies along a length of a portion of the waveguide.