2-D Ray-Tracing Model for Multilayer Dielectric Dome Arrays With Inner ReflectionsShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, ISSN 2637-6431, Vol. 5, no 4, p. 845-854Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The application of lenses combined with array antennas (also known as dome arrays or dome antennas) to the next generation of terrestrial and satellite communication systems brings a wide range of advantages in terms of improved radiation performance, reconfigurability in the use case, and reduction in power consumption. To facilitate the industrial implementation of dome antennas, highly efficient simulation tools are required. In this paper, we present a streamlined implementation of ray tracing for fast and efficient numerical analysis of the far-field radiation performance of 2D multilayer dielectric lenses combined with phased arrays. Unlike commercial physical-optical methods, our proposed ray-tracing method is capable of computing the effects of internal reflections in the dome in a multilayer configuration. In addition, the method estimates the absorption losses as a result of the Joule effect. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, we provide comparisons of the simulated radiation patterns using our proposed ray tracing with the results obtained from commercial full-wave simulation tools.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2024. Vol. 5, no 4, p. 845-854
Keywords [en]
Ray tracing, Lenses, Antenna arrays, Dielectrics, Apertures, Phased arrays, Antenna radiation patterns, Array antenna, absorption loss, dielectric lens, dome, matching layers, lens array, radiation pattern, reflection losses, scanning, 6G
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-352718DOI: 10.1109/OJAP.2024.3365039ISI: 001288291400023Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85187283424OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-352718DiVA, id: diva2:1895368
Note
QC 20240905
2024-09-052024-09-052024-09-05Bibliographically approved