@inproceedings{cfea0769f9c443eab931fd1d6296f038,
title = "Planar printed Ka band antenna for satellite communication based on metamaterial technology",
abstract = "In this paper, we present a multilayer flat lens antenna with effective zero index. It is made of a multilayer and periodic structure of printed elements to enhance a single patch element gain from 6 dBi to 19 dBi with radiation efficiency close to 85%. This high radiation efficiency enables to reduce the antenna aperture size. In the literature, the concept of a flat lens with zero index fed symmetrically by a balanced dipole operating at X band is described in [1]. In our study the feeding dipole was replaced by a patch backed by a ground plane and optimized at Ka band. An array of 2×2 patch elements with a flat lens on top was designed and optimized for radiation efficiency, gain and radiation pattern. In the presentation a comparison between measured and computed results will be shown.",
keywords = "linear polarization, metamaterial, microstrip planar antenna",
author = "R. Shavit and R. Joffe and E. Falek",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 European Association on Antennas and Propagation.; 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 ; Conference date: 06-04-2014 Through 11-04-2014",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902355",
language = "English",
series = "8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
pages = "2607--2609",
booktitle = "8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014",
address = "United States",
}