A horn-reflector antenna for high-performance submillimetre-wave imaging arrays

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 341-358

  Withington, S ^a   Yassin, G ^a   Buffey, M ^a   Norden, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DESIGN; INFRARED RADIATION; MANUFACTURE; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIO ALTIMETERS;

HORN REFLECTOR; IMAGING ARRAYS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0031071150     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02677924     Document Type: Article

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