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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2006
Nathan Bluzer, Rockville, MD (US);
Glenn Boreman, Orlando, FL (US);
Brian Lail, W. Melbourne, FL (US);
Peter Martin Krenz, Orlando, FL (US);
Nathan Bluzer, Rockville, MD (US);
Glenn Boreman, Orlando, FL (US);
Brian Lail, W. Melbourne, FL (US);
Peter Martin Krenz, Orlando, FL (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Hybrid microantennas and improved sensor structures incorporating hybrid microantenna embodiments are described herein. A hybrid long-wave infrared (LWIR) microantenna includes four inner pie-shaped arms in which the four inner pie-shaped arms are in a double bow-tie configuration and a plurality of outer pie-shaped arms in which a subset of the outer pie-shaped arms is connected to the four inner pie-shaped arms and the pie-shaped arms are sensitive to electric fields and absorb radiation.