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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Glafkos K. Stratis, Tucson, AZ (US);
Douglas Mills, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin R. Hopkins, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond A. Graffam, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael S. Smith, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
David J. Knapp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An ultra-wide band (UWB) radio frequency (RF)/optical aperture includes a substrate having a plurality of regions. The plurality of regions may have varying characteristics and properties. In some embodiments, the plurality of regions includes a first region having a first relative dielectric constant and being transparent to signals having a frequency in a first frequency range, a second region contained in the first region and having a second relative dielectric constant and being transparent to signals having a frequency in a second frequency range, and a third region contained within the second region and having a third relative dielectric constant and being transparent to signals having a frequency in a third frequency range.