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Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022

Filed:

May. 12, 2020
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Colin Anthony Minor Diehl, Huntsville, AL (US);

Corey McKinney Thacker, Madison, AL (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/00 (2006.01); H01Q 15/08 (2006.01); H01Q 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/0087 (2013.01); H01Q 15/08 (2013.01); H01Q 15/10 (2013.01); G02B 2003/0093 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dielectric lens is disclosed comprising a center portion that extends along a cylinder having a central axis and a plurality of spoke portions that are attached to the center portion and extend to a spherical perimeter region in a radial direction from the center portion. The plurality of spoke portions includes at least a first monolithic spoke portion extending from the center portion to the spherical perimeter region and the center portion and the plurality of spoke portions define a plurality of cavity regions among the plurality of spoke portions. The center portion, the cylinder, the plurality of spoke portions, and the plurality of cavity regions are included in a gradient index (GRIN) dielectric lens having a plurality of relative permittivities that are based on a radial distance from the center portion.


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