A Performance Comparison of a Ku-Band Conical Horn with an Inserted Cone-Sphere with Horns with an Integrated Dielectric Lens and Metamaterial Loading

作者：Tan Chin Yeng^*; Selvan Krishnasamy T

来源：IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 2011, 53(5): 114-121.

DOI：10.1109/MAP.2011.6138438

• Horn antennas
• dielectric loaded antennas
• lens antennas
• metamaterials
• loaded antennas

This article presents a comparative study based on measurements and simulations of a Ku-band conical horn with an inserted metallic cone-sphere with horns having an integrated dielectric lens and metamaterial loading. T he results revealed that the performance of the horn with the cone-sphere was better than that of the metamaterial-loaded horn. T he performance of the horn with the cone-sphere was comparable to that of the horn with the dielectric lens. In addition, the horn with the cone-sphere offered advantages of lower weight and cost in comparison to the other horns under consideration.

• 出版日期2011-10