Claims
- 1. A reconfigurable antenna comprising:
a substrate; a plurality of surface PIN devices supported by said substrate; and a feed element for coupling energy to said surface PIN devices.
- 2. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 wherein said substrate is a semiconductor substrate.
- 3. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 wherein said plurality of surface PIN devices are arranged in an array.
- 4. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 wherein the feed element is at least one surface PIN device.
- 5. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 wherein the feed element is a dipole antenna.
- 6. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 further comprising:
a base comprising drive electronics; and a dielectric layer containing conductive pins that couple bias signals from the base to the surface PIN devices.
- 7. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 further comprises:
a dielectric layer positioned atop the substrate; and wherein the feed element is a dipole antenna mounted to a surface of the dielectric layer.
- 8. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 1 wherein a selection of the plurality of surface PIN devices are activated to form a holographic antenna.
- 9. The reconfigurable antenna of claim 8 wherein a different selection of the plurality of surface PIN devices are activated to form a different holographic antenna.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent applications serial No. 60/190,686, filed Mar. 20, 2000, and serial No. 60/245,838, filed Nov. 3, 2000, both of which are herein incorporated by reference.
[0002] This application contains subject matter related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed simultaneously herewith (Attorney docket SAR 14191), which is herein incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60190686 |
Mar 2000 |
US |
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60245838 |
Nov 2000 |
US |