• Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology
  • Vol. 19, Issue 2, 275 (2021)
YUAN Dali*, ZHANG Bing, and HUANG Kama
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    DOI: 10.11805/tkyda2020371 Cite this Article
    YUAN Dali, ZHANG Bing, HUANG Kama. A multi-beam Luneburg lens antenna with lobe equalization[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2021, 19(2): 275 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A multi-beam Luneburg lens antenna with lobe equalization and operating in the X-band is designed and fabricated by 3D printing technology. The required gradient relative dielectric constant is implemented by changing the dielectric filling rate of each unit of the lens. A set of dual-mode conical horn antennas is used as the feed to generate multiple beams with lobe equalization characteristics. Experiments show that the antenna can generate multiple beams in three-dimensional space, covering the range of ±20° in altitude and azimuth, and the characteristics of each beam stay identical. The maximum gain of the antenna is 24 dBi. The 3 dB beam width is 8°. It has high gain and good focusing characteristics. Because of the antenna’s simple structure, short turn-around fabrication time and low fabrication cost, together with its good operational characteristics, it has good application prospects in the field of radar, detection, and sensing.
    YUAN Dali, ZHANG Bing, HUANG Kama. A multi-beam Luneburg lens antenna with lobe equalization[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2021, 19(2): 275
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