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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Daniel Sievenpiper, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robin Harvey, Newbury Park, CA (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
A radio frequency aperture comprising a plurality of insulating layers disposed in a stack, each layer including an array of conductive regions, the conductive regions being spaced from adjacent conductive regions. Also disclosed is method of bending or steering radio frequency waves impinging an antenna. The method includes disposing a plurality of insulating layers arranged in a stack between a source of the radio frequency waves and the antenna, wherein each insulating layer includes an array of conductive regions, the conductive regions being spaced from adjacent conductive regions and forming capacitive elements. The capacitance of the capacitive elements in the plurality of insulating layers is adjusted as a function of their location in the plurality of insulating layers.