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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
A radio frequency surface-aperture, including: a mechanical support structure configured for maintaining mechanical stiffness and strength at a selected temperature; thermal insulation having at least a single layer; one or more through-thickness waveguides located through a thickness of the mechanical support structure and thermal insulation; a cold-side mode coupler arranged to connect a designated cold side of the one or more through-thickness waveguides to an electronic subsystem device; and one or more surface-wave waveguides arranged as an RF antenna on a surface of the mechanical support structure in operative communication with the through-thickness waveguides.