Title :
Design of Rotman type bootlace lens for wide area scanning
Author :
Singhal, P.K. ; Kushwah, Ravi Pratap Singh ; Sharma, P.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Madhav Inst. of Technol. & Sci., Gwalior, India
Abstract :
Design of Rotman type beam forming bootlace lens have been discussed. Scattering matrix of the bootlace lens has been evaluated using the contour integral approach. Radiation characteristics of the bootlace lens have been investigated with different types of the microstrip antenna.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; electromagnetic wave scattering; lens antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; scanning antennas; Rotman type beam forming; antenna radiation characteristics; bootlace lens design; microstrip antenna; scattering matrix; wide area scanning; Butler matrix; Educational institutions; Equations; Feeds; Frequency; Lenses; Microstrip antennas; Optical design; Phased arrays; Transmission lines; Bootlace lens; Butler matrix; contour integral approach; electronically scanning; microstrip antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2009. ECTI-CON 2009. 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pattaya, Chonburi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3387-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3388-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECTICON.2009.5137158
