Design of MM-wave Fresnel zone plate reflector antenna with continuous phase structure

The phase Fresnel zone plate, whose diffraction efficiency is up 97%, has been made. Because of the advantages of thinner thickness, lighter weight and design flexibility, the phase Fresnel zone plate has been considered for use as a MM-wave antenna so as to increase the diffraction efficiency. However, zone plates with only four phase steps are generally made up to now, so the diffraction efficiency is only about 80%, and the highest gain is no more than 35 dB. To overcome this weakness, a new kind of Fresnel zone plate antenna with a continuous phase structure is designed, and the authors call it a diffraction antenna