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Accession Number:
ADA564829
Title:
Conformal Antenna and Array Design Using Novel Electronic Materials
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 1 Jul 2004-31 Dec 2009
Corporate Author:
OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS
Report Date:
2010-03-31
Pagination or Media Count:
4.0
Abstract:
This MURI was about the inventiondiscovery, analysis, demonstration and realization of novel propagation modes that led to extremely slow waves as photonic crystal modes in textured or layered dielectric media metamaterials. Of importance is that these modes are nonreflecting at the air-dielectric interfaces. As a result, the efficiency of the receiving or transmitting antennas based on these modes is extremely high, even though the antenna structure is very small. A key discovery during the course of the MURI was the realization of such anisotropic media in a planar configuration using simple printed microstrip lines coupled lines, possibly loaded with lumped elements such as capacitors and inductors. This discovery led to many new and easy to manufacture miniature antennas. Because of their very low cost, order of magnitude in size reduction, and conformal nature, these antennas are finding transition in many ubiquitous applications. Two example transition projects were recently awarded by AFRL to exploit the smaller antennas and arrays that can be realized using the low cost metamaterials developed under the referenced AFOSR. They are 1 AFRL Contract No. FA8650-09-C-1656, Award to Lockheed Martin Corp. Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA in Oct 2009 with subcontract to Ohio State. Phase I 9 months Phase II is subject to progress and review in May 2010, Title Metamaterials for RF Applications. 2 AFRL Contract No. FA8650-09-C-1658, Award to Boeing Corp. Seattle, WA in Oct 2009 with subcontract to Ohio State. Phase I 9 months Phase II is subject to progress and review in May 2010, Title Metamaterials Broadband Direction Finding Antenna Development.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
