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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Rogers Corporation, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kristi Pance, Auburndale, MA (US);
Gianni Taraschi, Arlington, MA (US);
Ingmar Cees Johannes van der Linden, Utrecht, NL;
Karl E. Sprentall, Medford, MA (US);
ROGERS CORPORATION, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
An electromagnetic device includes: a ground structure; a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) disposed on the ground structure; an electromagnetic (EM) beam shaper disposed proximate the DRA; and, a signal feed electromagnetically coupled to the DRA. The EM beam shaper includes: an electrically conductive horn; a body of dielectric material having a dielectric constant that varies from an internal portion of the body to an outer surface of the body; or, both the electrically conductive horn and the body of dielectric material.