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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1997
Te-Kao Wu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
John J Macek, Torrance, CA (US);
Mark E Bever, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A frequency selective surface filter (20 or 50) particularly useful in connection with a transmit antenna (10) for passing and rejecting signals in multiple frequency bands. According to one embodiment, the frequency selective surface filter (20) has a single conductive screen (24) disposed on a dielectric medium (22). The single-conductive screen (24) includes an array of parallel intersecting lines (26) and (28) providing low frequency filtering. The single-conductive screen (24) also includes an array of double-loop conductive elements each made up of an inner conductive loop (32) and an outer conductive loop (30). According to a second embodiment, the frequency selective surface filter (50) contains two dielectrically separated conductive layers including a first conductive layer (52) having an array of double-slots made up of an inner slot (64) and an outer slot (66). The double-slot configuration further includes a second conductive layer (60) made up of an array of single conductive loops (62).