Research/Patents/US 6150974
US 6150974Tier 3 — General Defense

INFRARED TRANSPARENT RADAR ANTENNA

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Filed

May 17, 1982

Granted

Nov 21, 2000

Location

ALEXANDRIA VA US

Abstract

A dual mode missile seeker system utilizing an infrared transparent radar tenna is disclosed. The infrared transparent radar antenna is mounted in front of and on the same axis as the infrared detector within a missile dome. The radar antenna includes spaced apart patches of infrared transparent semiconductor material and a ground plane of the same material deposited on opposite sides of an infrared and microwave transparent dielectric substrate for transmitting and receiving microwave radiation and for shielding the infrared detector array mounted behind. A radome or separate lens redirects incoming infrared radiation so as to pass through the radar antenna and focus on the infrared detector array.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Oct 5, 1983

Rescinded

Apr 11, 2000

Duration

16 years, 6 months

Inventor

  • 1TOSHIO TASAKA

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