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A Lightweight Spherical Generalized Luneburg Lens Antenna With Low Cross-Polarization Over a Wide Range in Azimuth and Elevation
University of Technology Sydney, Global Big Data Technologies Centre, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetic Engineering and Fusion Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5338-1789
European Space Agency, Antenna and Sub-Millimetre Waves Section, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
University of Technology Sydney, Global Big Data Technologies Centre, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
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2024 (English)In: IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, E-ISSN 2637-6431, Vol. 5, no 1, p. 58-66Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this paper, a novel dual-slant polarized three-dimensional (3D) periodic Luneburg lens with a diameter of 390 mm ( $4.6\lambda{0}$ at 3.55 GHz) is presented. Copper-plated cubes with truncated corners are placed in a body-centered cubic (BCC) lattice and held together with layers of Rohacell foam. The sizes of the cubes are varied to realize the gradient refractive index (GRIN) profile of a generalized Luneburg lens at a low cost, with a low weight and loss. The designed Luneburg lens operates from 3.3 to 3.8 GHz with a total weight of 1 kg. The quasi-isotropic response of the proposed periodic structure allows a wide angle coverage. Measured results show that the lens antenna can achieve a peak gain of 22 dBi with a scanning loss of less than 0.4 dB in a wide angular range in both the azimuth and the elevation plane. Importantly, the proposed lens antenna design achieves a cross-polarization level below peak gain of less than -19 dB at all angles for the two slant polarizations of the feed, while comparable designs report up to -11 dB at given angular directions. This high-gain multi-beam antenna with a commercially viable design is suitable for wireless communications at low microwave frequencies.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2024. Vol. 5, no 1, p. 58-66
Keywords [en]
Body-centered cubic (BCC) lattice, gradient refractive index (GRIN) material, multi-beam Luneburg lens antenna, quasi-isotropic periodic structure, wide angle coverage
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-367131DOI: 10.1109/OJAP.2023.3332589ISI: 001167035500007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85177081874OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-367131DiVA, id: diva2:1984290
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