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.
MA HuiFeng CHEN Xi YANG XinMi XU HongSheng CHENG Qiang CUI TieJun
A metamaterial was introduced into the cover of a patch antenna and its band structure was analyzed. The metama- terial cover with correct selection of the working frequency increases by 9.14 dB the patch antenna’s directivity. The mechanism of metamaterial cover is completely different from that of a photonic bandgap cover. The mechanism of the metamaterial cover, the number of the cover’s layers, and the distance between the layers, were analyzed in detail. The results showed that the metamaterial cover, which works like a lens, could effectively improve the patch antenna’s directivity. The physical reasons for the improvement are also given.
