A continuum model of the dynamics of coupled oscillator arrays for phase-shifterless beam scanning

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-470

  Pogorzelski, Ronald J ^a   Maccarini, Paolo F ^a   York, Robert A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam steering; Coupled oscillators; Injection locked; Phased array

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BEAM STEERING; CONTINUUM MODEL; INJECTION LOCKED COUPLED OSCILLATOR ARRAYS;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0032652212     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.754880     Document Type: Article

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