Similar to the previously presented Luneburg Lens, this time we demonstrate the electric field propagation through the Maxwell Fish-Eye lens proposed by James Clark Maxwell in 1860 (J. C. Maxwell, Scientific Papers, I, New York, Dover Publications, 1860).
The relative dielectric permittivity of the Maxwell fish-eye lens drops from 4 to 1 from its center to the edges via the following formula: epsr(r)=4/(1+(r/a)^2)^2 for r less than "a" (and greater than zero) where "a" is the radius of the lens and r is the radial distance from its center. Since the dielectric permittivity is 1 at the edges and slightly increases towards the center, no surface reflection occurs. We have utilized circles to represent the increasing dielectric permittivity of the lens.
In this simulation, propagation through a 10Lambda diameter Maxwell fish-eye is demonstrated via 2-dimensional Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations. A point source is located at the a point on the edge of the lens and correspondingly, we observe focusing at the opposite edge point.
References:
A. D. Greenwood and Jian-Ming Jin, "A Field Picture of Wave Propagation in Inhomogeneous Dielectric Lenses", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 41, No. 5, October 1999
