Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
Hingna Road, Wanadongri, Nagpur - 441 110
Ph.: 07104-237919, 234623, 329249, 329250 Fax: 07104-232376, Website: www.ycce.edu

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Session ODD 2022-23
Course Name: Sat Com & Radar Engg
Course Code: ET 2421
Class : VII Sem A+B+C

Innovative Practice: KWL Charts

Name of Student: Prachi Manoj Jichkar

Branch Name : Electronics and Telecommunication
Roll No. : 221
Topic Name: Lens Antenna, Zoning

SN Keyword Brief Description (Innovative W

1. Know : What I Know (1 Mark) The lens antenna is 3-dimensional electro-magnetic device
than unity. It consists of electro-magnetic lens along with fee
lens used in optical domain.

2. What: What I Want to Know (1.5 Mark)

Lens Antenna

3. Learn: What I Learned (1.5 Marks) FUNCTIONS OF LENS ANTE

Following are the functions of a lens antenna:

• It generates plane wavefront from spherical.
• It forms incoming wavefront at its focus.
• It generates directional characteristics.
• It is used to collimate electromagnetic rays.
• It controls aperture illumination.

WORKING OPERATION OF LENS

 Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
Hingna Road, Wanadongri, Nagpur - 441 110
Ph.: 07104-237919, 234623, 329249, 329250 Fax: 07104-232376, Website: www.ycce.edu

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

The figure-1 depicts working operation of lens antenna. As s

focal point of lens. The two different modes of lens antenna a
receive mode.

As shown in the transmit mode, diverging rays are collimat

after they are incident on the lens and have come out of it. Co
mechanism. It occurs in the lens with refractive index of less t

As shown in the receive mode, parallel rays converge at fo

through lens due to refraction mechanism.

Lens antenna is used along with point source, but practically

point.

TYPES OF LENS ANTENN

There are two types of lens antenna.

➨Dielectric Lens Antenna
➨Metal Plate Lens Antenna

DIELECTRIC LENS ANTEN

 Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
Hingna Road, Wanadongri, Nagpur - 441 110
Ph.: 07104-237919, 234623, 329249, 329250 Fax: 07104-232376, Website: www.ycce.edu

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

The figure-2 depicts dielectric lens antenna. As shown s

primary feed antenna is converted into plane wavefront by d
delay lens antenna due to the fact that outgoing EM rays a
material.

Following are the features of dielectric lens antenna:

• It is useful at higher frequencies, it becomes heavy and bulky
• It is made of polystyrene or lucite & polyethylene.

The above mentioned limitation of frequency is avoided by s

lens. The width of stepped lens is expressed as follows.
Width (w) = λ/(n-1) ,
Where, n = refractive index of lens

The bandwidth of zoned lens antenna is expressed as follows.

Bandwidth = (50*n) /(1+K*n)
Where K = Number of zones and n = refractive index

METAL PLATE LENS ANTEN

 Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
Hingna Road, Wanadongri, Nagpur - 441 110
Ph.: 07104-237919, 234623, 329249, 329250 Fax: 07104-232376, Website: www.ycce.edu

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

The figure-3 depicts metal plate lens antenna. In this

wavefront is converted into plane wavefront but here outgo
material of lens. The same operation is shown in the figure.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVAN

The main advantage of lens antenna is that feed antennas i

aperture.

The disadvantage of lens antennas is that they are costl

comparison to reflector antenna.