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Fresnel zone plate antenna with hexagonal‐cut zones
Author(s) -
StoutGrandy S. M.,
Petosa A.,
Minin I. V.,
Minin O. V.,
Wight J. S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.23183
Subject(s) - hexagonal crystal system , zone plate , antenna (radio) , optics , fresnel zone , geometry , microwave , materials science , engineering , physics , electrical engineering , mathematics , telecommunications , crystallography , chemistry , diffraction
A novel Fresnel zone plate antenna (FZPA) with hexagonal‐cut zones is presented. This new structure was simulated at 30 GHz using a finite‐difference time‐domain software to study its gain and sidelobe levels in relation to the standard circular FZPA and the hexagonal FZPA. Several prototypes were built and tested to verify the simulations. It was found that the FZPA with rotated alternating hexagonal‐cut zones provides the ability to control the shape and location of the sidelobes while still maintaining the benefits of the hexagonal shape in terms of array packing. Also, this new structure has an improved sidelobe level over the standard version. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 672–676, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23183