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A broadband metamaterial cylindrical lens antenna

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We present a Luneberg-like cylindrical lens antenna experimentally using metamaterials. The cylindrical lens antenna with a broad bandwidth is made up of the non-resonant I-shaped metamaterial structures. The near-field distributions of the metamaterial lens antenna are measured using a two-dimensional near-field microwave scanning apparatus, and agree well with the simulation results. The far-field radiation patterns of the antenna are also presented to show the high-gain performance in the broad bandwidth.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China

    HuiFeng Ma, Xi Chen, XinMi Yang, HongSheng Xu, Qiang Cheng & TieJun Cui

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Ma, H., Chen, X., Yang, X. et al. A broadband metamaterial cylindrical lens antenna. Chin. Sci. Bull. 55, 2066–2070 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-010-3021-y

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