Antenna Gain Enhancement by Using Low-Infill 3D-Printed Dielectric Lens Antennas
- Submitting institution
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The University of Leeds
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- ELEC-89
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2931772
- Title of journal
- IEEE Access
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- First page
- 102467
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2169-3536
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work demonstrated world-leading results for millimetre-wave broadband wireless communications at 28 GHz through developing 3D-printed integrated lens antennas, with reduced infill density. As part of an EPSRC Grand Challenge project (EP/N010523/1, £4.3M), developing ‘self-repairing cities’, it significantly advances the state-of-the art in millimetre-wave antennas for small drone applications, which require high gain antennas with low mass. Follow-on funding (£300k per annum) has been obtained from the telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei (email on request) to adapt the technique for frequencies in the 100-300 GHz range for future 6G communications for drones and base stations.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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