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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Erik Lier, Newtown, PA (US);
Allen Katz, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Erik Lier, Newtown, PA (US);
Allen Katz, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A horn antenna includes a conducting horn having an inner wall and a first dielectric layer lining substantially the entire inner wall of the conducting horn. The first dielectric layer includes a metamaterial having a dielectric constant of greater than 0 and less than 1. The horn antenna may further include a dielectric core abutting at least a portion of the first dielectric layer. In one aspect, the dielectric core includes a fluid. A waveguide and a power combiner assembly, each including a metamaterial, are also disclosed.