DocumentCode
242613
Title
Light and cheap flat foam-based Luneburg lens antenna
Author
Bor, Jonathan ; Lafond, Olivier ; Fuchs, Benjamin ; Merlet, Herve ; Le Bars, Philippe ; Himdi, Mohamed
Author_Institution
Inst. d´Electron. et de Telecommun. de Rennes, Rennes, France
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 April 2014
Firstpage
3200
Lastpage
3204
Abstract
The control of dielectric constant is an important issue in the design of many microwave antenna systems such as gradient index lens antennas. An innovative technological process has been developed to easily manufacture dielectric based antenna systems and microwave components from the use of foam material. This process is cheap and easy to implement. It has been applied to design a flat Luneburg lens from one single foam material. The good agreement between simulations and measurements of the lens antenna between 57 and 65 GHz validate the proposed technology.
Keywords
foams; lens antennas; permittivity; dielectric constant control; flat foam-based Luneburg lens antenna; foam material; frequency 57 GHz to 65 GHz; gradient index lens antennas; microwave antenna systems; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Dielectric constant; Dielectric measurement; Lenses; Materials; Luneburg lens; antenna; dielectric constant; foam material; measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location
The Hague
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902509
Filename
6902509
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