Frequency selective surface integrated antenna system

Claim 2

A frequency selective surface integrated antenna, comprising: a radio frequency selective surface including an electrically non-conductive substrate, and an electrically conductive layer mounted to said substrate and having a pattern of apertures; a first slotline formed in said electrically conductive layer which divides said electrically conductive layer into a ground plane region and a first resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region; and a second slotline formed in said electrically conductive layer which defines a second resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region wherein said first and second resonator regions, and said ground plane region define a radio frequency bow-tie antenna integrated in said frequency selective surface.

Claim 3

A frequency selective surface integrated antenna, comprising: a radio frequency selective surface including an electrically non-conductive substrate, and an electrically conductive layer mounted to said substrate and having a pattern of apertures; a first slotline formed in said electrically conductive layer which divides said electrically conductive layer into said ground plane region and a first resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region; and a second slotline formed in said electrically conductive layer which defines a second resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region wherein said first and second resonator regions, and said ground plane region define a radio frequency dipole antenna integrated in said frequency selective surface.

Claim 4

A frequency selective surface integrated antenna, comprising: a radio frequency selective surface including an electrically non-conductive substrate, and an electrically conductive layer mounted to said substrate and having a pattern of apertures; a first slotline formed in said electrically conductive layer which divides said electrically conductive layer into said ground plane region and a first resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region; and a second slotline formed in said electrically conductive layer which defines a second resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region wherein said first and second resonator regions, and said ground plane region define a radio frequency dipole antenna integrated in said frequency selective surface.

Claim 5

A frequency selective surface integrated antenna, comprising: an electrically non-conductive substrate having first and second opposed surfaces; a first electrically conductive layer having a first pattern of apertures and mounted to said first opposed surface; a second electrically conductive layer having a second pattern of apertures and mounted to said second opposed surface, said second electrically conductive layer being electrically isolated from said first electrically conductive layer; and a first slotline formed in said first electrically conductive layer which divides said first electrically conductive layer into a ground plane region and a resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region to define a radio frequency antenna integrated in said first electrically conductive layer.

Claim 6

A frequency selective surface integrated antenna, comprising: an electrically non-conductive substrate having first and second opposed surfaces; a first electrically conductive layer having a first pattern of apertures and mounted to said first opposed surface; a second electrically conductive layer having a second pattern of apertures and mounted to said second opposed surface, said second electrically conductive layer being electrically isolated from said first electrically conductive layer; and a first slotline formed in said first electrically conductive layer which divides said first electrically conductive layer into a ground plane region and a resonator region electrically isolated from said ground plane region to define a radio frequency antenna integrated in said first electrically conductive layer.