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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Jackson Ng, Tucson, AZ (US);
Charles G. Gilbert, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A rotationally polarized antenna includes a radiating element that is held in a skewed orientation with respect to an underlying polarization-dependent electromagnetic band gap (PDEBG) structure. The radiating element and the PDEBG structure are both housed within a conductive cavity. The radiating element, the PDEBG structure, and the cavity are designed together to achieve an antenna having improved operational characteristics (e.g., an enhanced circular polarization bandwidth, etc.). In some embodiments, the antenna may be implemented as a flush mounted or conformal antenna on an outer surface of a supporting platform.