| 摘要 |
A lightweight patch radiator phased array antenna having a single layer patch construction on an artificial dielectric, such as syntactic foam, which achieves a factor-of-ten weight savings over an array constructed with conventional materials. An additional sixty-five percent weight reduction is achieved by cutting away the dielectric material down to the array antenna's ground plane everywhere except under the patch radiator. This construction allows placement of a thermal control material over the patch and ground plane for space applications.
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