Abstract
The design and performances is described of half Maxwell fish-eye (HMFE) and Luneburg lens antennas. Techniques to estimate the gradient index lens weights are first proposed and compared to measurements. Thanks to an analytical method based on spherical modal expansion, the radiation performances of Luneburg and HMFE lens antennas are then quantified and compared. The effects of the shell number, the lens diameter and the air gaps on the lens antenna directivity are investigated. Finally, a minmax optimized 9-shell 60 mm-diameter HMFE lens antenna is characterized at both 77 GHz and 110 GHz for on- and off- axis configurations to show its frequency behavior, focalization and beam scanning properties.
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