Title :
Superoscillatory antenna arrays for sub-diffraction focusing at the multi-wavelength range in a waveguide environment
Author :
Wong, Alex M H ; Eleftheriades, George V.
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We presented a method of designing a superoscillatory waveform via analogy with superdirectivity. Using this method, we designed a superoscillatory antenna array which forms a sub-diffraction focus within a waveguide, 5 wavelengths away from the source. The subwavelength focus formed has a FWHM of 0.6 times that of the diffraction-limit; both the focal width and the image distance can be further improved with power and sensitivity trade-offs.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave diffraction; waveform analysis; waveguide antenna arrays; focal width; image distance; multiwavelength range; subdiffraction focus; subdiffraction focusing; subwavelength focus; superoscillatory antenna arrays; superoscillatory waveform; waveguide environment; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Electric fields; Electromagnetic waveguides; Focusing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561826