Open AccessPartial Maxwell fish-eye lens inspired by the Gutman lens and Eaton lens for wide-angle beam scanning
Author(s) -
Hongda Lu,
Zhipeng Liu,
Yanbo Zhang,
Ke Pang,
Yong Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.426539
Subject(s) - optics , lens (geology) , gradient index optics , physics , refractive index , dispersion (optics) , simple lens , cylindrical lens , materials science
This paper presents a novel two-dimensional (2-D) partial Maxwell fish-eye (PMFE) lens with the capability of wide-angle beam scanning inspired by the Gutman lens and Eaton lens, which is obtained by cutting a part from the 2-D Maxwell fish-eye (MFE) lens along a straight line. In terms of the refractive index profile, the MFE lens is similar to the Gutman lens near the center and the Eaton lens near the edge, respectively. We demonstrate the potential of the PMFE lens in wide-angle beam scanning based on its Gutman-like focusing and Eaton-like rotating characteristics corresponding to different feed points. As an example, a fully metallic PMFE lens antenna in the Ka-band composed of a bed of nails and a series of linearly arranged waveguide feeders is designed and experimentally verified. The measured results reveal wide-angle scanning ranges, especially about ±90° at 36 GHz, low reflections and low mutual couplings. The frequency scanning due to the dispersion of the lens is also discussed.