A 16-element subarray for hybrid-circuit tile-approach spatial power combining

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2093-2098

  Gouker, Mark A ^a   Delisle, John T ^a   Duffy, Sean M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; TRANSMITTERS;

SUBARRAY ELEMENTS; TILE ARCHITECTURE;

HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0030286650     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.543967     Document Type: Article

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