38 GHz to 75 GHz 1-D and 2-D MACOR elliptical lens antenna arrays

Author

Yang, Lu ; Domier, Calvin W. ; Luhmann, N.C., Jr.

Author_Institution

Univ. of California, Davis

fYear

2007

fDate

9-15 June 2007

Firstpage

3053

Lastpage

3056

Abstract

In this paper, the elliptical lens is made of a machinable glass-ceramic MACOR. The radiation patterns of a 13-element 1-D dual dipole array and an 8 x 4 2-D array are calculated using ray tracing and integration methods [1] and measured in an anechoic chamber. Theoretical and measured results agree well for both the patterns and steering angles. Sensitivity is measured from 38 GHz to 75 GHz for three different antenna sizes. The antenna array will be used in plasma imaging diagnostic systems to detect the electron density fluctuations [6-7].

Keywords

antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; dipole antenna arrays; lens antennas; ray tracing; MACOR; anechoic chamber; dual dipole array; electron density fluctuations; elliptical lens antenna arrays; frequency 38 GHz to 75 GHz; machinable glass-ceramic; plasma imaging diagnostic systems; radiation patterns; ray tracing; Anechoic chambers; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Goniometers; Lenses; Plasma measurements; Ray tracing; Size measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0877-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0878-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2007.4396180

Filename

4396180