A millimeter-band planar lens based on an inhomogeneous medium with forced refraction

Abstract

A millimeter-band planar lens designed on the basis of an inhomogeneous medium with forced refraction, which is formed by a periodic grating of metal strips placed on the surfaces of a dielectric plate, is considered. The possibility of application of this lens as the basis for the design of a multibeam receiving antenna for a radio imaging system is analyzed. The structure of an antenna consisting of a planar lens and a multichannel feed is proposed. The results of the design of a planar lens based on an inhomogeneous medium with forced refraction are presented. A multichannel feed in the form of an array of E-plane horns is analyzed and the results of simulation of this feed with the help of an approximate technique and numerical solution of an electromagnetic problem are given. The design of the multibeam antenna and its experimental characteristics are presented. The possibility of computer correction of radiation patterns of the multibeam antenna is considered.