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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael H. Robson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael T. Pace, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 3/01 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/364 (2013.01); H01L 21/00 (2013.01); H01Q 3/01 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0442 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system to configure a planar microwave circuit, a method of forming a configurable planar microwave circuit, and a microwave circuit are described. The system includes a ground plane and a substrate disposed on the ground plane. The system also includes a photosensitive layer disposed on the substrate. A light source controllably changes a pattern of illumination on the photosensitive layer to controllably configure a transmission line in the photosensitive layer.