Metamaterial Lens Design for Electronically Steered Arrays

J. Daniel Binion, Eric B. Whiting, Sawyer D. Campbell, Douglas H. Werner, Erik Lier, Thomas H. Hand

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Abstract

A metamaterial lens (metalens) is engineered to improve the scanning performance of a dipole array. When placed within the lens, each dipole has an embedded element radiation pattern with a relatively flat top and a much narrower beamwidth than without the lens. This is ideal for an electronically steered array (ESA) with large element spacing, since the narrow beamwidth of the embedded element pattern suppresses grating lobes. When only the permittivity of the lens is optimized, the lens creates a flat-top pattern in only one plane; however, when both the permittivity and permeability are optimized a flat-top embedded pattern in both planes is achievable. Simulated results indicate that for a small square array, the lens enables a directivity increase of 9 dB. Furthermore, grating lobe levels are significantly reduced without increasing scan loss.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages737-738
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728166704
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 5 2020
Event2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Virtually, Toronto, Canada
Duration: Jul 5 2020Jul 10 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVirtually, Toronto
Period7/5/207/10/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Instrumentation

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