CPC H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01) [H01Q 3/24 (2013.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H01Q 3/36 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of assembling an antenna comprising an aperture plate having a plurality of aperture elements therethrough, each aperture element having a dielectric load disposed therein, the method comprising:
forming a matrix of the at least a subset of the dielectric loads, each dielectric load having a longitudinal axis, the matrix of the at least the subset of the dielectric loads joined together by planar sacrificial interconnecting material perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of each dielectric load of the subset of dielectric loads;
inserting the matrix of the at least the subset of the dielectric loads in at least a subset of the plurality of aperture elements; and
removing the planar sacrificial interconnecting material.
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