• DocumentCode
    1320007
  • Title

    A Half Maxwell Fish-Eye Lens Antenna Based on Gradient-Index Metamaterials

  • Author

    Mei, Zhong Lei ; Bai, Jing ; Niu, Tiao Ming ; Cui, Tie Jun

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Eng., Lanzhou Univ., Lanzhou, China
  • Volume
    60
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    398
  • Lastpage
    401
  • Abstract
    An X-band half Maxwell fish-eye lens antenna is designed based on the effective medium theory and metamaterials technology. The non-resonant I-shaped metamaterials have been chosen to realize the lens antenna due to the broadband and low-loss features. The laboratory prototype has been fabricated and measured using a two-dimensional near-field microwave scanning apparatus, where the experimental results agree with full-wave numerical simulations.
  • Keywords
    lens antennas; losses; metamaterial antennas; numerical analysis; X-band half Maxwell fish-eye lens antenna; broadband; full-wave numerical simulations; gradient-index metamaterials; laboratory prototype; low-loss features; medium theory; metamaterials technology; nonresonant I-shaped metamaterials; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Lenses; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Refractive index; Lens antenna; Maxwell´s fish-eye lens; metamaterials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2011.2167914
  • Filename
    6018272