An X-band Luneburg lens antenna fabricated by rapid prototyping technology

Min Liang, Wei Ren Ng, Kihun Chang, Michael E. Gehm, Hao Xin

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Abstract

In this paper, a 3-D Luneburg Lens has been designed, fabricated and characterized. Refractive index control of the lens is based on the mixing ratio of air voids and a polymer. The 12 cm (4λ0 at 10 GHz) diameter lens is designed to work at X-band. The effective permittivity of the unit cell is estimated by effective medium theory and calculated by the finite-element simulation software Ansoft HFSS. Fabrication is implemented by a polymer jetting rapid prototyping method. In the measurement, the lens antenna is fed by an X-band waveguide. The half-power beam width of the antenna is 14 degrees and no obvious side lobe is found in the measurement above the noise floor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2011 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: Jun 5 2011Jun 10 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Other

Other2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period6/5/116/10/11

Keywords

  • Gradient Index
  • Lens Antenna
  • Luneburg Lens
  • Rapid Prototyping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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