Reduced-size double-shell lens antenna with flat-top radiation pattern for indoor communications at millimeter waves

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 6 PART 2, 2011, Pages 2424-2429

  Nguyen, Ngoc Tinh ^a   Sauleau, Ronan ^a   Le Coq, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Double shell dielectric lens; lens antenna; millimeter wave; shaped beam

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS; ANTENNA SIZE; BROADBAND COMMUNICATION; BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; DIELECTRIC LENS; DIELECTRIC LENS ANTENNA; FLAT-TOP; FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS; INDOOR COMMUNICATIONS; INTEGRATED LENS ANTENNAS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS; RADIATION PATTERNS; RADIATION PERFORMANCE; REDUCED SIZE; RELATIVE BANDWIDTH; SHAPED BEAM;

ANTENNAS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FREQUENCY BANDS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

LENS ANTENNAS;

EID: 79957984114     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2144554     Document Type: Article

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