Abstract A method for fabricating a Luneberg lens is disclosed. A plurality of cubes are secured together to form a sphere. The sphere is then cut into thin slices about one axis and the slices are reassembled out of registry in the angular coordinate. The sphere is then sliced along the second axis and these slices are again reassembled out of registry in the angular coordinate. Finally, the sphere is cut into small slices about the third axis and these slices are then again reassembled out of registry in the angular coordinate. This method of fabricating a Luneberg lens results in a reduction in the size of the inhomogeneities by a large degree; and therefore, results in a large improvement in the high frequency characteristics of the Luneberg lens.
Inventors
👤 William J Andrews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-06 19:45
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/02; H01Q15/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for constructing a Luneberg lens comprising the following steps: a. cutting a batch of LunEberg lens material into cubes; b. determining the indices of refraction of said cubes; c. cementing said cubes together in accordance with their respective indices of refraction to form a first approximation of a Luneberg lens sphere; d. cutting said sphere into thin slices along a first axis; and e. reassembling said slices out of registry in an angular coordinate to again form said sphere.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for constructing a Luneberg lens comprising the following steps: a. cutting a batch of LunEberg lens material into cubes; b. determining the indices of refraction of said cubes; c. cementing said cubes together in accordance with their respective indices of refraction to form a first approximation of a Luneberg lens sphere; d. cutting said sphere into thin slices along a first axis; and e. reassembling said slices out of registry in an angular coordinate to again form said sphere.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method as described in claim 1 wherein said sphere formed by said reassembled slices is again cut into thin slices along a second axis and wherein said slices cut from said reassembled sphere are reassembled out of registry in an angular coordinate to again form said sphere.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method as described in claim 2 wherein said sphere formed by reassembling said slices cut from along said second axis is again cut into thin slices along its third axis and said thin slices cut along said third axis are reassembled out of registry in an angular coordinate to again form said sphere.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as described in claim 3 wherein said cubes are cut from batches of foam-like material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as described in claim 3 wherein said slices cut along said first axis, said slices cut along said second axis, and said slices cut along said third axis are all of approximately equal thickness.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as described in claim 5 wherein said thickness of all said slices lies within the range of one-fourth inch to one-eighth inch.