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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2021
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Timothy Patrick Wink, Castle Rock, CO (US);
James F. Mulvey, Castle Pines, CO (US);
Eric P. Osborne, Littleton, CO (US);
Thomas R. Stephenson, Littleton, CO (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an aperture layer coupled to a polarizer layer. The aperture layer includes an antenna and a filter. A circuit layer is mechanically and thermally coupled to the aperture layer. The antenna includes a square horn antenna made of a polymer material. The filter includes a waveguide filter having a first and a second piece separately molded. The waveguide filter includes a folded-back waveguide coupled to the horn antenna at one end and to the circuit layer at another end.