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Wanli Lu et al 2009 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 212002 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/42/21/212002

Transformation media based super focusing antenna

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Wanli Lu1, Zhifang Lin1, Huanyang Chen2 and C T Chan3

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We propose a new kind of focusing antenna with a large effective diameter based on transformation optics. The device contains a traditional parabolic antenna embedded in a dielectric core and coated by a negative index shell. Numerical simulations are performed to illustrate its advantages.


PACS

84.40.Ba Antennas: theory, components and accessories

42.79.Bh Lenses, prisms and mirrors

Subjects

Electronics and devices

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Dates

Issue 21 (7 November 2009)

Received 29 July 2009, in final form 19 September 2009

Published 13 October 2009



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