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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2007
Arthur D. Yaghjian, Concord, MA (US);
Teresa H. O'donnell, Billerica, MA (US);
Edward E. Altshuler, Newton, MA (US);
Steven R. Best, Townsend, MA (US);
Arthur D. Yaghjian, Concord, MA (US);
Teresa H. O'Donnell, Billerica, MA (US);
Edward E. Altshuler, Newton, MA (US);
Steven R. Best, Townsend, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An electrically small supergain endfire transmitting and receiving array antenna comprising at least one first resonant element with a first input terminal. The first resonant element driven by a power supply voltage supplied at the first input terminal. The electrically small supergain endfire transmitting and receiving array antenna further includes at least one second resonant parasitic element with a second input terminal. The second input terminal shorted and the second resonant element spaced less than about 0.25λ from the first resonant element at any corresponding point. The antenna has a gain of at least 6 db and ka<1.0.