A New Phase-Shifterless beaM-Scanning Technique Using Arrays of Coupled Oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1993, Pages 1810-1815

  Liao, P ^a   York, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; MESFET DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT; STABILITY; SYNCHRONIZATION;

BEAM SCANNING; QUASI-OPTICAL OSCILLATORS; VAN DER POL EQUATIONS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0027682246     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.247927     Document Type: Article

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