Frequency steerable two dimensional focusing using rectilinear leaky-wave lenses

José Luis Gómez-Tornero, Fernando Quesada-Pereira, Alejandro Alvarez-Melcón, George Goussetis, Andrew R. Weily, Y. Jay Guo

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Abstract

The concept of frequency steerable two-dimensional electromagnetic focusing by using a tapered leaky-wave line source embedded in a parallel-plate medium is presented. Accurate expressions for analyzing the focusing pattern of a rectilinear leaky-wave lens (LWL) from its constituent leaky-mode tapered propagation constant are described. The influence of the main LWL structural parameters on the synthesis of the focusing pattern is discussed. The ability to generate frequency steerable focusing patterns has been demonstrated by means of an example involving a LWL in hybrid waveguide printed-circuit technology and the results are validated by a commercial full-wave solver.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5654548
Pages (from-to)407-415
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2011
Externally publishedYes

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