Widely varied reconfigurable aperture antenna system utilizing ultra-fast transitioned aperture material

摘要

A reconfigurable antenna system is provided. The reconfigurable antenna system includes a substrate and a vanadium dioxide film deposited on a surface of the substrate. The vanadium dioxide film is configured to transition from a first phase to a second phase in response to a stimulant, such as coherent laser light. The reconfigurable antenna system also includes a transition source such as an optical engine configured to stimulate the vanadium dioxide film from the first phase to the second phase. The reconfigurable antenna system also includes a microcontroller in communication with the transition source. The microcontroller is configured to change a configuration of the reconfigurable antenna system by providing the transition source to the film according to a predetermined antenna image, the configuration of the reconfigurable antenna system including at least one of the radiation polarization, an operating frequency, and radiation pattern of the reconfigurable antenna system.

主权项

1. A reconfigurable antenna system, comprising:
a substrate; a film deposited on a surface of the substrate, the film configured to transition from a first phase to a second phase in response to a stimulant; a transition source, the transition source configured to provide the stimulant to the film to transition at least a portion of the film from the first phase to the second phase; and a controller, the controller in communication with the transition source, the controller configured to control the transition source to provide stimulant to at least a portion of the film according to a predetermined antenna image.