• DocumentCode
    546554
  • Title

    Optimal eccentricity of a low permittivity integrated lens for a high-gain beam-steering antenna

  • Author

    Karttunen, Aki ; Ala-Laurinaho, Juha ; Sauleau, Ronan ; Räisänen, Antti V.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng., Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    11-15 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    3522
  • Lastpage
    3526
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the eccentricity of a large integrated lens antenna is optimised for a high-gain beam-steering antenna. With low permittivity lens materials, conventional integrated lens types, namely the extended hemispherical and the elliptical ones, have different characteristics when used in beam-steering applications. An optimal eccentricity is found that combines the advantages of the conventional lens types. The lenses are analysed with ray-tracing simulations using a simplified feed radiation pattern.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; beam steering; lens antennas; permittivity; ray tracing; antenna feed radiation pattern; high-gain beam steering antenna; low permittivity integrated lens antenna; optimal eccentricity; ray tracing simulation; Color; Feeds; Lenses; Permittivity; Reflection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0250-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5782326