US5023623A
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Dual mode antenna apparatus having slotted waveguide and broadband arrays
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1989-12-21
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2009-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A single aperture antenna system disposed to operate simultaneously in active radar and passive broadband modes is disclosed herein. The dual mode antenna apparatus 40 of the present invention includes a waveguide antenna array 50 which generates a first radiation pattern of a first polarization within an antenna aperture A described thereby. The antenna apparatus 40 of the present invention further includes a broadband antenna array 60 coupled to the waveguide antenna array 50 for generating a second radiation pattern of a second polarization within the aperture A.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald E. Kreinheder
- 👤 David S. Bell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/27; H01Q1/28; H01Q1/281; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/06; H01Q21/061; H01Q21/064; H01Q25/00; H01Q25/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A dual mode antenna apparatus, said apparatus describing an antenna aperture, comprising: waveguide antenna array means for generating a first radiation pattern of a first polarization through said aperture, said waveguide antenna array means including a slotted waveguide antenna having a plurality of rows of waveguide slots opening on a ground plane, each of said slots being rectangularly shaped and arranged lengthwise in said rows; and broadband antenna array means coupled to said waveguide antenna array means for generating a second radiation pattern of a second polarization through said aperture, said broadband antenna array means including a plurality of linear notch element arrays, each of said notch element arrays being positioned substantially parallel with said rows of waveguide slots.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A dual mode antenna apparatus, said apparatus describing an antenna aperture, comprising: waveguide antenna array means for generating a first radiation pattern of a first polarization through said aperture, said waveguide antenna array means including a slotted waveguide antenna having a plurality of rows of waveguide slots opening on a ground plane, each of said slots being rectangularly shaped and arranged lengthwise in said rows; and broadband antenna array means coupled to said waveguide antenna array means for generating a second radiation pattern of a second polarization through said aperture, said broadband antenna array means including a plurality of linear notch element arrays, each of said notch element arrays being positioned substantially parallel with said rows of waveguide slots.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The antenna apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said notch element arrays includes: a pair of electrically conductive parallel planar surfaces sandwiching a dielectric layer in which a conductive feed network is embedded, said parallel conductive surfaces being coupled to said ground plane and extending over said ground plane with said parallel conductive surfaces oriented substantially perpendicular to said ground plane; a plurality of substantially triangular notches etched into the portion of said parallel conductive planar surfaces extending over said ground plane, each of said notches being electromagnetically coupled to said feed network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The antenna apparatus of claim 2 wherein the electromagnetic energy of said first radiation pattern is of a first wavelength and the portion of each of said parallel conductive surfaces extending over said ground plane is positioned a distance of approximately one half of said first wavelength therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The antenna apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of said element arrays includes an even number of notches, and wherein a plurality of said notches are driven by a first signal through the conductive feed network coupled thereto and the remainder of said notches are driven by the inverse of said first signal through the feed network coupled thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The antenna apparatus of claim 4 wherein each notch array within a first set of said notch arrays includes a first number of elements and wherein each notch array within a second set of said notch arrays includes a second number of elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The antenna apparatus of claim 5, wherein the conductive feed network within each of said second set of notch arrays includes a line length compensation network.
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