Rotman lens

A Rotman lens (sometimes referred to as a Rotman-Turner lens) is a passive electronic component used for beamforming in radio frequency applications.

[2] The component allows multiple antenna beams to be formed without the need for phase shifters.

If the output ports are connected to individual antennas in an antenna array, this allows shaping the beam in different directions by switching which input port the signal is sent to.

[4] So-called dummy ports can be added to the design, which are terminated to absorb fields that hit them, thus preventing reflections from the side wall of the lens.

[3][5] Rotman lenses can be constructed either from hollow conductive waveguides or on a dielectric stripline substrate.