Title :
Experimental results for a graded dielectric focusing lens
Author :
Kumar, Prashanth ; Altunc, Serhat ; Baum, Carl E. ; Christodoulou, Christos G. ; Schamiloglu, Edl
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present the experimental results for a five layer electromagnetic focusing lens. This lens is used to match the spherical TEM wave converging at the second focal point of a prolate-spheroidal impulse radiating antenna (PSIRA) into a biological target.
Keywords :
dielectric devices; lenses; optical communication; ultra wideband antennas; biological target; dielectric focusing lens; electromagnetic focusing lens; prolate-spheroidal impulse radiating antenna; spherical TEM wave; Atmospheric modeling; Electromagnetics; Feeds; Focusing; Lenses; Materials; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561137
