Parallel-Plate Lens Beamformer in Multilayer PCB Technology for Wide-Angle Scanning

Thomas Ströber; Ségolène Tubau; Hervé Legay; Etienne Girard; George Goussetis; Mauro Ettorre

doi:10.23919/EuCAP53622.2022.9768891

Parallel-Plate Lens Beamformer in Multilayer PCB Technology for Wide-Angle Scanning

Thomas Ströber^*
, Ségolène Tubau
, Hervé Legay
, Etienne Girard
, George Goussetis
, Mauro Ettorre

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, the design of a continuous parallel-plate lens in multilayer PCB technology is presented. The beamformer consists of a continuously shaped lens doublet made from a stack of substrate layers and an integrated SIW feed system. Asymptotic techniques are used to optimize the lens and feed geometries. The proposed concept is validated by full-wave simulations of a lens design operating in the K-band (17.3-20.2 GHz). The final structure is matched to free-space using a linear flare and provides a total of nine beams over a pm 60{circ} sector with low scan losses in the order of 2 dB.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2022)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9788831299046
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP53622.2022.9768891
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2022
Event	16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2022 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 27 Mar 2022 → 1 Apr 2022

Conference

Conference	16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2022
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2022
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	27/03/22 → 1/04/22

Keywords

lens antennas
multibeam antennas
parallel-plate beamformers
substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Instrumentation
Radiation

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