Piezoelectrically adjustable array for large reflector antenna surface distortion compensation

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-224

  Wu, T K ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna surface distortion; Piezoelectrically adjustable arrays; Reflector antennas

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DISTORTION (WAVES); ERRORS; FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE MIRRORS; SURFACE DISTORTION COMPENSATION;

ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

EID: 0031103925     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(199703)14:4<221::AID-MOP9>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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