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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1986
Filed:
May. 23, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian M Bellman, Severna Park, MD (US);
Ronald G Kraus, Severna Park, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ; H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343368 ; 343376 ;
Abstract
A fiber optic data distribution system is disclosed for distribution of the phase shift commands to an electronically steered antenna array. Novelties include the fan-out of a single bundle to multiple receptors, equalization of optical path for precise synchronization, the use of the RF active side of the antenna for data distribution, the use of the antenna radome as support structure for the fiber optics, and an optical reflector to divert light from the plane of the radome to the transmit/receive element.