Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics

In this paper, two types of compressed Luneburg lenses based on transformation optics are investigated and simulated using two different sources, namely, waveguides and dipoles, which represent plane and spherical wave sources, respectively. We determined that the largest beam steering angle and the...

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Main Authors: Ju Gao, Cong Wang, Kuang Zhang, Yang Hao, Qun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Results in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379717318338
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spelling doaj-6f7deb71c40347b3b43a0d7579dbae042020-11-24T23:14:18ZengElsevierResults in Physics2211-37972018-06-019570575Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation opticsJu Gao0Cong Wang1Kuang Zhang2Yang Hao3Qun Wu4School of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, 150001 Harbin, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, 150001 Harbin, China; Corresponding authors.School of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, 150001 Harbin, ChinaElectronic Engineering, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS London, UKSchool of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, 150001 Harbin, China; Corresponding authors.In this paper, two types of compressed Luneburg lenses based on transformation optics are investigated and simulated using two different sources, namely, waveguides and dipoles, which represent plane and spherical wave sources, respectively. We determined that the largest beam steering angle and the related feed point are intrinsic characteristics of a certain type of compressed Luneburg lens, and that the optimized distance between the feed and lens, gain enhancement, and side-lobe suppression are related to the type of source. Based on our results, we anticipate that these lenses will prove useful in various future antenna applications. Keywords: Transformation optics, Metamaterials, Luneburg lens, Field transformationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379717318338
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author Ju Gao
Cong Wang
Kuang Zhang
Yang Hao
Qun Wu
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Cong Wang
Kuang Zhang
Yang Hao
Qun Wu
Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics
Results in Physics
author_facet Ju Gao
Cong Wang
Kuang Zhang
Yang Hao
Qun Wu
author_sort Ju Gao
title Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics
title_short Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics
title_full Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics
title_fullStr Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics
title_full_unstemmed Beam steering performance of compressed Luneburg lens based on transformation optics
title_sort beam steering performance of compressed luneburg lens based on transformation optics
publisher Elsevier
series Results in Physics
issn 2211-3797
publishDate 2018-06-01
description In this paper, two types of compressed Luneburg lenses based on transformation optics are investigated and simulated using two different sources, namely, waveguides and dipoles, which represent plane and spherical wave sources, respectively. We determined that the largest beam steering angle and the related feed point are intrinsic characteristics of a certain type of compressed Luneburg lens, and that the optimized distance between the feed and lens, gain enhancement, and side-lobe suppression are related to the type of source. Based on our results, we anticipate that these lenses will prove useful in various future antenna applications. Keywords: Transformation optics, Metamaterials, Luneburg lens, Field transformation
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