CANALISATION D'ONDES ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUES PAR DIFFRACTION ITÉRÉE
The determination of a state of steady wave propagation through a periodic sequence of lenses with minimal beam power loss is based on a previously published study of encircled energy in the visible region. The amplitude function T(x) derived from an extremum of the factor of encircled energy E(W) for a fixed abscissa W = Wm = 5 can be replaced with sufficient accuracy by the varied function [Formula: see text]; the periodic sequence of lenses illuminated by a field distribution [Formula: see text] is analogous to a low-loss beam wave guide.With regard to this theoretical analysis and practical application, the authors describe the characteristics of a beam wave guide for millimeter waves which maintains an optimum compromise between diffraction losses and line dimensions. This analysis is completed by experimental results from a microwave beam wave guide operating at the 1.25 cm wavelength.