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Millimeter-Wave Fresnel Zone Plate Lens with new technological process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2016

Antoine Jouade ,
Jonathan Bor ,
Mohamed Himdi  and
Olivier Lafond
Antoine Jouade*
Affiliation:
IETR – UMR CNRS 6164, University of Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât 11D, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. Phone: +33 2 23 23 72 21
Jonathan Bor
Affiliation:
IETR – UMR CNRS 6164, University of Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât 11D, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. Phone: +33 2 23 23 72 21
Mohamed Himdi
Affiliation:
IETR – UMR CNRS 6164, University of Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât 11D, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. Phone: +33 2 23 23 72 21
Olivier Lafond
Affiliation:
IETR – UMR CNRS 6164, University of Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât 11D, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. Phone: +33 2 23 23 72 21
*
Corresponding author: A. Jouadé Email: antoine.jouade@univ-rennes1.fr
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Abstract

Fresnel Zone Plate lens (FZPL) antennas working in the V and W band are reported in this paper with half and quarter phase correction respectively. A low cost and straightforward technological process is used to manufacture the dielectric lenses using only one foam material where the dielectric constant is controlled. Simulation and measurement results are in good agreement that confirms the viability of such a process to fabricate inhomogeneous structures. Good loss efficiency of 73 and 55% are obtained at 60 and 85 GHz respectively with the two different FZPL designs.

Keywords

Fresnel lens antennaMillimeter wavesIndex
Type
Research Papers
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International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , May 2017 , pp. 939 - 944
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2016 

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