ANTENNA ARRAY WITH METAMATERIAL LENS
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1. An antenna array comprising:
- two or more antenna elements, each of the two or more antenna elements configured to scan within a field of view, each of the two or more antenna elements further configured to transmit or receive a signal; and
a metamaterial lens coupled to the two or more antenna elements, the metamaterial lens configured to distribute the signal according to a sinc-like distribution over an aperture of the antenna array.
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Abstract
An antenna array comprises two or more antenna elements. Each of the two or more antenna elements is configured to scan within a field of view. Each of the two or more antenna elements is further configured to transmit or receive a signal. The antenna array also comprises a metamaterial lens coupled to the two or more antenna elements. The metamaterial lens is configured to distribute the signal according to a sinc-like distribution over an aperture of the antenna array.
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1. An antenna array comprising:
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two or more antenna elements, each of the two or more antenna elements configured to scan within a field of view, each of the two or more antenna elements further configured to transmit or receive a signal; and a metamaterial lens coupled to the two or more antenna elements, the metamaterial lens configured to distribute the signal according to a sinc-like distribution over an aperture of the antenna array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An antenna array comprising:
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two or more antenna elements, each of the two or more antenna elements configured to scan within a field of view, each of the two or more antenna elements further configured to transmit or receive a signal; and a metamaterial lens coupled to the two or more antenna elements, wherein the metamaterial lens comprises a first metamaterial having a first relative dielectric constant of greater than 0 and less than 1 and a second metamaterial having a second relative dielectric constant of greater than 0 and less than 1, wherein the first relative dielectric constant is different from the second relative dielectric constant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An antenna array comprising:
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two or more antenna elements, each of the two or more antenna elements configured to scan within a field of view, each of the two or more antenna elements further configured to transmit or receive a signal, wherein a spacing between each of the two or more antenna elements is greater than about two wavelengths; and a metamaterial lens coupled to the two or more antenna elements, the metamaterial lens configured to distribute the signal according to a sinc-like distribution over an aperture of the antenna array, the metamaterial lens comprising a metamaterial having a relative dielectric constant of greater than 0.
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