Dielectric-Grating In-Lens Polarizer for beyond 5G Communications
Marta Arias Campo (TU Delft - Tera-Hertz Sensing, IMST GmbH)
Giorgio Carluccio (NXP Semiconductors, TU Delft - Tera-Hertz Sensing)
Darwin Blanco (Ericsson AB)
Simona Bruni (IMST GmbH)
Oliver Litschke (IMST GmbH)
Nuria Llombart (TU Delft - Tera-Hertz Sensing)
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Abstract
A high-gain broadband leaky-wave fed lens antenna with an integrated dielectric gratings polarizer covering the whole G-band (140-220GHz) is presented. This work focuses on the polarizer gratings manufacturing and in particular on the selection of plastic materials and the fabrication process refinement. The polarizer geometry has been designed and optimized to be compatible with standard milling techniques. A quasi-analytical method based on an analysis of the lens antenna in reception is used to validate the in-lens polarizer performance. Several prototypes have been fabricated, finally obtaining an excellent match between measurements and quasi-analytical results.