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Fresnel Zone Plate Antenna

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Abstract

The classic Fresnel zone plate has the advantage of being a flat, two-dimensional structure with a small thickness, light and easy to manufacture compared to the bulky refraction lens. In some cases, however, the zoned plate can be fabricated as a three-dimensional curvilinear assembly standing alone or conformal to some man-made or natural formation.

This chapter is devoted to aperture antennas based on flat or curvilinear Fresnel zone plate lenses or reflectors. It is written as a self-sufficient text, which brings together most of the standard knowledge and recent research on the Fresnel zone plate antennas.

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Hristov, H.D. (2015). Fresnel Zone Plate Antenna. In: Chen, Z. (eds) Handbook of Antenna Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-75-7_42-1

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