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Radiation patterns from substrate-lens antennas: A method of analysis for THz application

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Abstract

This paper summarizes a spectral domain ray tracing (SRT) method for modeling substrate-lens antennas radiation patterns. An original rigorous and 3-D combination of Plane Wave Spectrum (PWS) decomposition of fields and Geometrical Optics is performed and implemented to model quasi-optical devices and in particular substrate-lens based antennas. Basic advantages of this method are: 1- Internal reflections inside the lens are taken into account, 2The lens surface can be either in the near field or in the far field of the antenna, and 3- The method can be applied to model a given structure for a very wide frequency range. It is shown that results converge as the number of internal reflections is increased. The simulation results are compared with Physical Optics (PO) results in the case where the lens surface is in the far-field of the antenna (the only acceptable case for the PO analysis).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication1998 IEEE 6th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, THz 1998 - Proceedings
EditorsP. Harrison
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages30-33
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780349032, 9780780349032
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1998
Externally publishedYes
Event1998 IEEE 6th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, THz 1998 - Leeds, United States
Duration: 3 Sept 19984 Sept 1998

Publication series

Name1998 IEEE 6th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, THz 1998 - Proceedings
Volume1998-September

Conference

Conference1998 IEEE 6th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, THz 1998
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLeeds
Period3/09/984/09/98

Keywords

  • geometrical optics
  • quasi-optics
  • ray tracing

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