Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning

For a base station antenna in 5G mobile communications, lens antennas have been proposed for excellent multiple beam performances. In this paper, the negative refractive index (NRI) lens is selected for thinning the lens thickness. By applying lens shaping method, straight-line condition lens is des...

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Main Authors: Hung, Phan Van, Dinh, Nguyen Quoc, Yamada, Yoshihide
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Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2022
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Dinh, Nguyen Quoc
Yamada, Yoshihide
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description For a base station antenna in 5G mobile communications, lens antennas have been proposed for excellent multiple beam performances. In this paper, the negative refractive index (NRI) lens is selected for thinning the lens thickness. By applying lens shaping method, straight-line condition lens is designed. Multi beam radiation characteristics are compared with the conventional hyperbolic shape lens and Abbe's sine condition lens. In order to determine the feed positions for multi beam performances, the focal region ray tracing is performed. The best feed positions are obtained. For calculating multi beam radiation characteristics, ANSYS HFSS software is employed. Multi beam radiation patterns in the wide angle scanning up to 45° are obtained. The results show that the proposed straight-line condition lens achieves higher gain and lower sidelobe level compared to the other two structures. The usefulness of the proposed lens antenna is ensured.
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spelling utm.eprints-1030952023-10-12T09:27:43Z http://eprints.utm.my/103095/ Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning Hung, Phan Van Dinh, Nguyen Quoc Yamada, Yoshihide T Technology (General) For a base station antenna in 5G mobile communications, lens antennas have been proposed for excellent multiple beam performances. In this paper, the negative refractive index (NRI) lens is selected for thinning the lens thickness. By applying lens shaping method, straight-line condition lens is designed. Multi beam radiation characteristics are compared with the conventional hyperbolic shape lens and Abbe's sine condition lens. In order to determine the feed positions for multi beam performances, the focal region ray tracing is performed. The best feed positions are obtained. For calculating multi beam radiation characteristics, ANSYS HFSS software is employed. Multi beam radiation patterns in the wide angle scanning up to 45° are obtained. The results show that the proposed straight-line condition lens achieves higher gain and lower sidelobe level compared to the other two structures. The usefulness of the proposed lens antenna is ensured. Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2022 Article PeerReviewed Hung, Phan Van and Dinh, Nguyen Quoc and Yamada, Yoshihide (2022) Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 36 (6). 856 -874. ISSN 0920-5071 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09205071.2021.1990801 DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2021.1990801
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Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
title Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
title_full Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
title_fullStr Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
title_full_unstemmed Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
title_short Negative refractive index-shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
title_sort negative refractive index shaped lens antenna with straight line condition for wide angle beam scanning
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