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Anisotropic metamaterial realization of a flat gain-enhancing lens for antenna applications

  • Jeremiah P. Turpin*
  • , Qi Wu
  • , Douglas H. Werner
  • , Erik Lier
  • , Bonnie Martin
  • , Matt Bray
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Lockheed Martin

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Abstract

A metamaterial design is presented that implements a far-field collimating lens for microwave antenna gain enhancement applications. Using a combination of dual-split ring resonators and end-loaded dipole meta-molecules, the bulk properties are shown to be a good approximation of a low-index uniaxial material with a z-oriented optical axis for both permittivity and permeability between 8 and 9 GHz. Full-wave simulations demonstrate that a large-area lens comprised of the designed unit cell and fed by a crossed-dipole successfully acts as a collimating lens with 6dB gain improvement over the same antenna without the meta-lens.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation - Proceedings
Pages2886-2889
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2011 - Spokane, WA, United States
Duration: 3 Jul 20118 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
ISSN (Print)1522-3965

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySpokane, WA
Period3/07/118/07/11

Keywords

  • collimating
  • crossed dipole
  • lens
  • metamaterial

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