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Design and Optimization of Three-Dimensional Integrated Lens Antennas With Genetic Algorithm


Abstract:

A computer-aided design tool for the optimization of three-dimensional integrated lens antennas (ILAs) is described. The optimization procedure is based on a genetic algo...Show More

Abstract:

A computer-aided design tool for the optimization of three-dimensional integrated lens antennas (ILAs) is described. The optimization procedure is based on a genetic algorithm (GA) coupled to the hybrid geometrical/physical optics (GO/PO) method of analysis. It is the first time that this global numerical search technique has been applied to design 3-D shaped ILAs. To validate the proposed methodology and the numerical algorithms, two single-material ILAs are optimized and fabricated at 28 GHz. They radiate a sectoral beam and an elliptical Gaussian beam, respectively. The lens prototypes are fed by an aperture-coupled microstrip patch antenna. The influence of the lens dimensions and internal reflections on the far-field radiation patterns is also highlighted when designing shaped lenses. Comparison between experiments and numerical predictions (GO/PO and finite-difference time-domain) successfully validates our design tool
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ( Volume: 55, Issue: 3, March 2007)
Page(s): 770 - 775
Date of Publication: 12 March 2007

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