• DocumentCode
    1657674
  • Title

    Planar waveguide model of Rotman lens

  • Author

    Chan, K.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Chan Tecvhnol. Inc., Kirkland, Que., Canada
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    651
  • Abstract
    A boundary integral equation method for the analysis of stripline and microstrip lenses is presented. The field distributions across the port apertures surrounding the lens´s cavity are described by a contour integral that satisfies the wave equation in the planar lens cavity. All mutual couplings and hence internal reflections between ports are taken into account. The model is used to predict the performance of a nonoptimal Rotman lens with 8 input ports and 20 output ports. There is a good agreement with the measured results for both port coupling and match.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; integral equations; lens antennas; strip line components; waveguide theory; Rotman lens; boundary integral equation method; contour integral; field distributions; internal reflections; lens antennas; microstrip lenses; mutual couplings; nonoptimal Rotman lenses; planar lens cavity; planar waveguide model; port apertures; stripline lenses; Apertures; Integral equations; Lenses; Microstrip; Mutual coupling; Partial differential equations; Planar waveguides; Predictive models; Reflection; Stripline;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1989.134772
  • Filename
    134772