• DocumentCode
    85448
  • Title

    60 GHz foam-based antenna for near-field focusing

  • Author

    Bor, Jonathan ; Clauzier, Sebastien ; Lafond, Olivier ; Himdi, Mohamed

  • Author_Institution
    IETR, Univ. of Rennes 1, Rennes, France
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    April 10 2014
  • Firstpage
    571
  • Lastpage
    572
  • Abstract
    An innovative way to manufacture a sectoral horn antenna with a biconvex dielectric lens is presented. The antenna focuses on the near-field signal in the H-plane to illuminate a linear array for example. It is made of only two symmetrical pieces of foam and a metallic support. A prototype is manufactured and measured at 60 GHz to verify its focusing properties and validate the technological process.
  • Keywords
    horn antennas; lens antennas; lenses; linear antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; biconvex dielectric lens; foam-based antenna; frequency 60 GHz; linear array illumination; near-field focusing signal; sectoral horn antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2014.0653
  • Filename
    6802192