• DocumentCode
    3368434
  • Title

    Microwave Transmission-Line Lens Matched with Free Space

  • Author

    Alitalo, Pekka ; Vehmas, Joni ; Luukkonen, Olli ; Jylha, Liisi ; Tretyakov, Sergei

  • Author_Institution
    Radio Lab., TKK Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Helsinki
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-6 March 2008
  • Firstpage
    282
  • Lastpage
    285
  • Abstract
    In order to mitigate the problem of unwanted reflections from a homogeneous dielectric lens, a lens based on periodic networks of transmission lines is proposed. Since the propagation constant and the impedance of the network can be varied to a large extent independently from each other, it is possible to realize a lens with a high index of refraction while having almost perfect impedance matching with the surrounding medium.
  • Keywords
    impedance matching; lenses; microwave devices; refractive index; transmission line theory; dielectric lens; free space; impedance matching; microwave transmission-line lens; network impedance; periodic networks; propagation constant; refraction index; Dielectric materials; Frequency; Impedance matching; Laboratories; Lenses; Optical design; Permittivity; Propagation constant; Space technology; Transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antenna Technology: Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, 2008. iWAT 2008. International Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1522-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IWAT.2008.4511337
  • Filename
    4511337