A new variety of the Fresnel zone planar lens with enhanced focusing q
uality is proposed, Each full-wave zone is divided into four quarter-w
ave subzones, which are covered by dielectric rings having equal thick
ness but different permittivities, Based on this planar lens configura
tion, a transmissive-type Fresnel-zone antenna for DBS-reception with
more than 50% aperture efficiency is developed and examined theoretica
lly.