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Small Multi-Decade Communication Antenna

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-04-C-0113
Agency Tracking Number: N041-005-0950
Amount: $99,998.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N04-005
Solicitation Number: 2004.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-02-26
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2004-08-26
Small Business Information
8683 Cherry Lane
Laurel, MD 20707
United States
DUNS: 118332548
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 James Lilly
 Chief Engineer
 (301) 317-1070
 jlilly@jemengineering.com
Business Contact
 Nancy Lilly
Title: President
Phone: (301) 317-1070
Email: nlilly@jemengineering.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

A novel anisotropic artificial dielectric material is proposed for integration into airborne antennas to achieve size and weight reduction, along with reduced radar cross section (RCS). Development of the lightweight and low loss material will be based on frequency selective surface technology, where a homogeneous block of dielectric material can be replaced with an electrically equivalent lamination of circuit boards and foam. The material will be incorporated into a spiral antenna to increase the permittivity in the plane of the spiral while maintaining a low permittivity normal to the spiral. The concept will be demonstrated by designing, fabricating, and testing a spiral antenna that operates over a multi-decade bandwidth in the 100-20,000 MHz frequency range and is suitably small and lightweight for integration onto a low-RCS tactical aircraft.

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