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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R. Holzheimer, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ricardo H. Paredes, Buellton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 5/22 (2015.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 9/14 (2006.01); H01Q 23/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/26 (2006.01); H01Q 9/28 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 5/22 (2015.01); H01Q 1/364 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 9/145 (2013.01); H01Q 9/28 (2013.01); H01Q 21/26 (2013.01); H01Q 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a tunable dual spectrum antenna aperture including a RF antenna having first and second portions, wherein the first portion comprises a photoconductor material having a conductive state and a non-conductive state, and an IR sensor to detect IR energy. The state of the first portion determines a size of the RF antenna.