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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2012
John Singleton, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Lawrence M. Earley, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Frank L. Krawczyk, Santa Fe, NM (US);
James M. Potter, Los Alamos, NM (US);
William P. Romero, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Zhi-fu Wang, Los Alamos, NM (US);
John Singleton, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Lawrence M. Earley, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Frank L. Krawczyk, Santa Fe, NM (US);
James M. Potter, Los Alamos, NM (US);
William P. Romero, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Zhi-Fu Wang, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A superluminal antenna element integrates a balun element to better impedance match an input cable or waveguide to a dielectric radiator element, thus preventing stray reflections and consequent undesirable radiation. For example, a dielectric housing material can be used that has a cutout area. A cable can extend into the cutout area. A triangular conductor can function as an impedance transition. An additional cylindrical element functions as a sleeve balun to better impedance match the radiator element to the cable.