Size and weight reduction of integrated lens antennas using a cylindrical air cavity

NT Nguyen, A Rolland, AV Boriskin… - … on Antennas and …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NT Nguyen, A Rolland, AV Boriskin, G Valerio, L Le Coq, R Sauleau
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2012ieeexplore.ieee.org
A simple and low-cost solution to reduce the height and weight of extended hemispherical
lenses is proposed based on the introduction of a cylindrical air cavity above the primary
feed. The presence of an additional air-dielectric interface enables one to shorten the focal
length of the lens, which leads to antenna height and weight reductions of 13% and 27%,
respectively. The communication describes the design principle and performance
characteristics of the reduced-size integrated lens antenna, superimposed with a …
A simple and low-cost solution to reduce the height and weight of extended hemispherical lenses is proposed based on the introduction of a cylindrical air cavity above the primary feed. The presence of an additional air-dielectric interface enables one to shorten the focal length of the lens, which leads to antenna height and weight reductions of 13% and 27%, respectively. The communication describes the design principle and performance characteristics of the reduced-size integrated lens antenna, superimposed with a conventional synthesized elliptical one. Both prototypes are fabricated in Rexolite and measured in Ka band. A good agreement between the performance characteristics of the antennas is observed. The additional advantages of the proposed approach are explained, and its applicability for lens antennas made of high- materials is discussed.
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