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Analytical design of wideband dielectric polygonal directional beam antennas

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In this paper, using the critical angle theorem and creating in-phase conditions, an inhomogeneous medium is designed to radiate plane wavefront in different directions. Each side of the antenna is considered a flat dielectric lens by considering the regular k-sided structures as directional beam antennas. Finally, a closed-form formula for the dielectric constant of the sides is obtained. In comparison with polygonal DBAs designed based on other methods, the presented DBAs designed have thinner dielectric slabs (d/D). The designed lenses have been simulated in Comsol Multiphysics software that showing good performances.

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Nasrollahi, H., Keshtkar, A. & Taskhiri, M.M. Analytical design of wideband dielectric polygonal directional beam antennas. Opt Quant Electron 55, 1107 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05400-9

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