The Boeing Company
HIGH GAIN TIGHTLY COUPLED DIPOLE ANTENNA ARRAY

Abstract:

An antenna system including an array of conductors connected to a feed line, wherein the array is configured to (1) emit electromagnetic radiation in response to an input signal being input to the array through the feed line or (2) output an output signal to the feed line in response to electromagnetic radiation being received on the array; and a director disposed in front of the array, wherein the director has a first reactive load having a complex impedance that is tailored to increase a directivity of the antenna system by reactively loading the conductors.