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Analysis of superdirective Huygens source based end-fire arrays

Published on 29 March 2018
Analysis of superdirective Huygens source based end-fire arrays
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Authors
Debard A., Clemente A., Delaveaud C., Djoma C., Potier P., Pouliguen P.
Year2017-0238
Source-Title2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017
Affiliations
CEA-LETI MINATEC, Grenoble, France, GRENOBLE-ALPES UNIVERSITY, Grenoble, France, DGA-DS-MRIS, Paris, France, DGA-MI, Bruz, France
Abstract
In this paper, the directivity limit of end-fire arrays based on Huygens source elements has been numerically investigated. Firstly, the elementary infinitesimal Huygens source behavior is introduced and studied through Spherical Wave Expansion (SWE). Then, the maximum theoretical directivity of two-, three- and four-element arrays is calculated as a function of the inter-elements spacing. The optimization has been performed using a synthesis method based on SWE. For an inter-element spacing of a tenth of the wavelength, the obtained directivities are equal to 9.0 dBi, 11.7 dBi and 13.7 dBi for the two-, three- and four-element arrays, respectively. © 2017 Euraap.
Author-Keywords
directivity optimization, end-fire arrays, Huygens source, Spherical Wave Expansion (SWE), superdirectivity
Index-Keywords
Element array, End-fire array, Huygens, Inter-element spacing, Source elements, Spherical wave expansion, Superdirectivity, Synthesis method, Antenna arrays
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