Non-uniform sinusoidally modulated half-mode leaky-wave lines for near-field focusing pattern synthesis

A novel non-uniform sinusoidally modulated half-mode microstrip structure with application to near-field focused leaky-wave radiation in the backward Fresnel zone is proposed. First, it is presented a dispersion analysis of the constituent backward leaky wave in the sinusoidally modulated unit cell...

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Autores: Martínez Ros, Alejandro Javier, Gómez Tornero, José Luis, Losada Torres, Vicente, Mesa Ledesma, Francisco Luis, Medina Mena, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/97227
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/97227
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2014.2386339
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Backward radiation
Half-mode leaky-wave antennas
Microwave lens
Near-field focusing
Sinusoidal modulation
Tapered leaky mode
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Sumario:A novel non-uniform sinusoidally modulated half-mode microstrip structure with application to near-field focused leaky-wave radiation in the backward Fresnel zone is proposed. First, it is presented a dispersion analysis of the constituent backward leaky wave in the sinusoidally modulated unit cell in half-width microstrip technology. This information is then used to design a finite non-uniform line that focuses the radiated fields at the desired point. Finally, eight similar line sources are arranged in a radial array to generate a three-dimensional focused spot located at the desired focal length over the simple central coaxial feeding. Simulated and experimental results are presented to validate the proposed simple approach.