Measurement and modeling of a microwave active-patch phased array for wide-angle scanning

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 297-304

  Morrow, Ivor L ^a,b   Hall, Peter S ^a,b   James, Jim R ^a,b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHASE CONTROL; PHASE SHIFTERS; SCANNING;

INTEGRATED OSCILLATOR; RECTANGULAR MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA; VAN DER POL MODEL; WIDE ANGLE SCANNING;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0031077363     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.560349     Document Type: Article

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