Abstract: Corrective meta surface lens is used to reduce the illumination and spill-over losses and improve the overall efficiency of a parabolic antenna when is horn-mounted, and/or top-mounted, and/or deposited directly on the frontal reflector surface of the parabolic antenna. For the horn-mounted model, a meta surface lens is placed in front of or in the aperture of the feed horn to reduce side lobe level, which results in lower parabolic antenna spill-over losses and overall efficiency improvement by more than 40% (1.5 dB). For the top-mounted model, the meta surface lens is mounted on top of (or above) the parabolic reflector, which results in reduction in illumination losses, and greater than 70% (2.5 dB) efficiency. The meta surface lens has a wideband response, is lightweight and has a lattice structure which makes it a great candidate for withstanding wind forces.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2024
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2026
Assignee:
Teltrium, Inc.
Inventors:
Richard Lafontaine, Yiru Zhou, Ryan Kian